Wednesday, 23 September, 2026

Time	Victoria Hall	Hall A2	Hall A3	Hall A4	Hall A5	Hall A6	Hall A7	Hall A8	Hall A9	Hall K6	Hall K11	Hall K12	Hall K16
09:00-13:00		COURSE 01: PHARMACOLOGY IN PREGNANCY	COURSE 02: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR ADDICTION PSYCHIATRY: RECOMMENDATIONS, CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND CASE SCENARIOS	COURSE 03: PSYCHOTHERAPY CHALLENGES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE	COURSE 04: HOW TO INTEGRATE TELEMEDICINE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DIGITAL PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE	COURSE 06: FROM INSIGHT TO PRACTICE: ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR	COURSE 07: APPROACH, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ADHD IN WOMEN ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: A COMPREHENSIVE, SKILLS-BASED CLINICAL COURSE	COURSE 08: ASSESSMENT OF ICD-11 PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND RELATED TRAITS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE	COURSE 09: INFLAMMATORY SIGNATURES AND SOMATIC COMORBIDITY IN PSYCHIATRY: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRECISION IMMUNOPSYCHIATRY	COURSE 10: PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACHES TO TEAM-BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE IN PSYCHIATRY	COURSE 05: WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH: CHANGING THE CULTURE	COURSE 11: CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES FOR INTIMACY & SEX THERAPY
11:00-11:30	COFFEE BREAK
13:00-13:30	BREAK
13:30-14:30	OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSION 01: THE SCIENCE LINKING MENTAL HEALTH, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, EQUALITY, INCLUSION, AND CULTURE
14:30-15:30	WELCOME RECEPTION AT THE EXHIBITION
15:30-16:30	PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH - CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION IN PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE	THE EVOLVING ROLE OF WPA COLLABORATING CENTRES: NEW PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS	BUILDING RESILIENCE IN YOUTH: BRIDGING TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES	PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: ONLINE SPACES IN YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION – THERAPEUTIC PROMISE AND DIGITAL DANGERS	PRECISION PSYCHIATRY ADVANCES IN THE BIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF MOOD DISORDERS	PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND CLINICAL CHANGE: TECHNIQUE, PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES, AND BIOLOGICAL MARKERS – AN INTERSECTIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE WPA PSYCHOTHERAPY AND WPA PSYCHOANALYSIS IN PSYCHIATRY SECTIONS	NEW INTERVENTION OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH CONCURRENT ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS	MULTIMODAL APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY DISORDER	INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AMONG HARD-TO-REACH AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS		MENTAL HEALTH IN THE DIGITAL CITIES
15:30-16:40													FREE COMMUNICATIONS 01: NEUROSCIENCE & BRAIN IMAGING
16:30-16:45	SHORT BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
16:45-17:45	PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND GENERAL WELL-BEING ACROSS UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (COUNCIL)	MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY SERVICES IN THE TIMES OF WAR: PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM UKRAINE	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND THE INNER WORLD IN PSYCHIATRY	SELF-HARM IN YOUTH: MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, CAREGIVER BURDEN, AND INTEGRATED INTERVENTIONS	SPECTRUM OF DEBATE: IS AUTISM OVER-DIAGNOSED OR UNDER-RECOGNISED?	ADVANCING PRECISION NEUROMODULATION FOR TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION: FROM NETWORK BIOMARKERS TO OPTIMIZED AND NOVEL SHOCKWAVE-BASED AND CONVULSIVE BRAIN STIMULATION THERAPIES	EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY	FROM DIGITAL WELLBEING TO DIGITAL DISTRESS: THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SPECTRUM OF DIGITAL ADDICTIONS	LIFESTYLE AND NUTRITIONAL PSYCHIATRY: THE MISSED LINK FOR IMPROVING RECOVERY IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS		UPDATE ON CLOZAPINE: EFFECTIVENESS, SAFETY PROFILE, (UNDER-)UTILISATION, AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED UTILISATION		FREE COMMUNICATIONS 02: DIGITAL PSYCHIATRY: INNOVATION IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

Thursday, 24 September, 2026

Time	Victoria Hall	Hall A2	Hall A3	Hall A4	Hall A5	Hall A6	Hall A7	Hall A8	Hall A9	Hall K11	Station 01	Station 02	Station 03	Station 04	Station 05	Station 06	Station 07	Station 08	Station 09	Station 10	Hall K16
08:00-09:00	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: GENES AND PLANETARY CHANGE—BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF SUICIDE RISK AND MENTAL HEALTH	SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: RAPID CYCLING BIPOLAR DISORDER (RCBD)	HEALTHY AGING AND COMPASSION	SCHIZOPHRENIA, AUTISM AND CATATONIA: NOSOLOGY, OVERLAP AND DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS	PERINATAL PROGRAMMING OF PSYCHOSIS: PLACENTAL, IMMUNE, METABOLIC, AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS	SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH UNITS: PRESCRIBING PRACTICES, NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS, AND PATHWAYS TO BETTER CARE	SCALING ACCESS, STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS: PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL MODELS	MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR TRAUMA IN EMERGENCIES: FROM PREVENTION TO TREATMENT	SCALABLE, EQUITABLE MODELS FOR INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH AND NCD CARE IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS IN AFRICA											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 03: ADDICTIONS: FROM SUBSTANCES TO BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
09:00-09:15	SHORT BREAK
09:15-10:15	PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: MODERN APPROACHES TO COMORBIDITY IN SOMATIC AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND VICE VERSA	DEPRESSION	DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR A TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR GLOBAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH (G-CAMH) - A WPA, IACAPAP AND SNF GLOBAL CENTER - CMI PARTNERSHIP	MULTINATIONAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION’S FLEXIBLE INTERVIEW FOR THE ICD-11: RESULTS FROM A PROGRAM OF INTERNATIONAL FIELD TESTING	DILEMMAS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF PARENTING SKILLS IN PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDER	EDUCATION IN PSYCHIATRY – CURRENT PRACTICE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS	NORDIC PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSLATING AND IMPLEMENTING THE ICD-11 CHAPTER ON MENTAL, BEHAVIOURAL AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS	PROGRESS IN WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH	DIFFICULT CASES 01	ADDICTIVE DISORDERS AND BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN: BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVES											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 04: GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH: BRIDGING TREATMENT GAPS WORLDWIDE
10:15-10:45	COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
10:15-10:45											PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS 01: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: SUICIDOLOGY & CRISIS 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: DIGITAL & AI PSYCHIATRY 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 01
10:45-11:15	PLENARY SESSION 02: MENTAL HEALTH: AN ECONOMIC CASE
11:15-11:45	PLENARY SESSION 03: FROM THE ARCTIC MUTATION TO A TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
11:45-12:00	PLENARY Q&A
12:00-13:30	BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
12:00-13:30		SPONSORED SESSION (NOT INCLUDED IN MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)						MEDICAL STUDENTS SESSION
12:00-12:30									MEET THE EXPERT 01
12:15-13:30											PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 02		PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: DIGITAL & AI PSYCHIATRY 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 02
12:15-13:00																		PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: SUICIDOLOGY & CRISIS 02
13:30-14:30	STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 01: ADVANCES IN ADDICTION AND DUAL DISORDERS	SPECIALIST CORNER - JOINT SESSION OF EXPERT GROUPS	STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 02: SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD: BEREAVEMENT CARE AND PARENT–INFANT PSYCHOTHERAPY	PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: COERCION IN PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: YOUTH IN CRISIS: SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL, GLOBAL CONTEXTS, AND PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION	CARING FOR CARERS: THE ROLE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES	RETHINKING CASE FORMULATION ACROSS CULTURAL CONTEXTS	THE DOPAMINE TRAP: A TRANSCULTURAL ANALYSIS OF SCREEN DEPENDENCY AND SCHOOL REFUSAL IN ADOLESCENTS	WPA QUIZ	PSYCHIATRIC PRESENTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY AND NEUROIMMUNE CONDITIONS: RED FLAGS AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 05: SCHIZOPHRENIA & PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
14:30-14:45	BREAK
14:45-15:45	PLENARY SESSION 04: LONG-TERM WELL-BEING AND ITS UNDERLYING ECONOMICS
15:45-16:15	COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
15:45-16:15											PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: STIGMA & RECOVERY 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CONSULTATION LIAISON 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PERINATAL & WOMEN'S HEALTH 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROMODULATION	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: FORENSIC & MILITARY	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PERSONALITY DISORDERS	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 03
16:15-17:15	STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 03: COMPLEX CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS IN MOOD AND RELATED DISORDERS	SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON MULTI-MORBIDITY	BREAKING GROUND: INNOVATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH DRIVEN BY THE NEW GENERATION OF FEMALE INVESTIGATORS		FROM PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY TO NEURODIVERSE IDENTITY – THE CHANGING CONCEPT OF AUTISM.	IMPORTANCE AND CHALLENGES OF TRANSITIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CARE	THE CURRENT STATUS OF PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS: AGREEMENT, VALIDITY AND PRACTICE. SWEDISH ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC TRAINEES SYMPOSIUM.	INTERDISCIPLINARY AND TRANSCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE’S EFFECT ON MENTAL HEALTH	BEYOND GLYCEMIC CONTROL: ADDRESSING DIABETES DISTRESS TO OPTIMIZE PATIENT OUTCOMES	FREE COMMUNICATIONS 06: MOOD DISORDERS: MECHANISMS, RISK FACTORS AND NOVEL TREATMENTS											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 07: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE DIGITAL AGE
16:15-17:45				PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: ETHICAL ISSUES: PHYSICIAN ASSISTED DEATH IN PSYCHIATRY
17:15-17:30	SHORT BREAK
17:30-18:30	STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 04: Biological Pathways and Prevention in Psychiatric Disorders	SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON LIVED & FAMILY EXPERIENCE	ACROSS CULTURES, ACROSS CONTINENTS: YOUTH VOICES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PSYCHIATRY		CHARACTERIZING EATING DISORDERS: FROM SEVERITY DEFINITIONS TO LONG-LASTING FORMS	SEX, SUBSTANCES, AND MENTAL HEALTH IN LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES: WHAT PSYCHIATRISTS NEED TO KNOW	EMERGING CLINICAL AND PRECLINICAL DATA IN PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME (PANS)	THE LEGACY OF SEMYON GLUZMAN: HUMAN RIGHTS AS A CORE PRINCIPLE IN PSYCHIATRY	FILMS SESSION	FREE COMMUNICATIONS 08: DIGITAL PSYCHIATRY & AI											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 09: TRAUMA, CONFLICT AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS

Friday, 25 September, 2026

Time	Victoria Hall	Hall A2	Hall A3	Hall A4	Hall A5	Hall A6	Hall A7	Hall A8	Hall A9	Hall K11	Station 01	Station 02	Station 03	Station 04	Station 05	Station 06	Station 07	Station 08	Station 09	Station 10	Hall K16
08:00-09:00		SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON PHYSICAL EXERCISE & LIFESTYLE	NEUROBIOLOGICAL MARKERS AS PREDICTORS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER: RELEVANCE, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES	TEACHING LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN PSYCHIATRIC TRAINING: A GLOBAL SURVEY	SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE AND CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING IN THE CARE OF MINORS WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA	PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE PERFECT: HISTORICAL AND CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE LGBTQ+ AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHIATRY	Scientific Session	SPIRITUALITY TO EMPOWER LIVED EXPERIENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE: WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVES AND ADVANCES	PSYCHONEUROIMMUNONDOCRINOLOGY OF STRESS, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY DISORDERS	FREE COMMUNICATIONS 10: CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 11: INNOVATIONS IN PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING
09:00-09:15	SHORT BREAK
09:15-10:15	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH IN CONTEXT: VULNERABILITY, REPRODUCTIVE TRANSITIONS, AND SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION	EFFECTIVENESS, SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY: AN EVIDENCE-BASED RESPONSE TO THE WHO	SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: HUMAN RIGHTS AND PSYCHIATRY: MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER	STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 06: ETHICS, VULNERABILITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH LAW	DEBATE: ADHD - ADJUNCTIVE STIMULANT FOR DEPRESSION TREATMENT – PRO-CON?	ECO-PSYCHIATRY: ECO-CRISIS OR EXISTENTIAL CRISIS?	MENTAL STRESS AND CRISES IN WAR TIME	CLIMATE CHANGE AS A CONFLICT MULTIPLIER: PSYCHIATRIC CONSEQUENCES IN FRAGILE AND POST-CONFLICT SETTINGS	DIFFICULT CASES 02	TAILORING ISSUES OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY (R/S) IN PSYCHIATRY FROM A MULTI-CONTINENTAL, SCIENCE-BASED PERSPECTIVE											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 12: STIGMA, FAITH AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH
10:15-10:45	COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
10:15-10:45											PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: SUICIDOLOGY & CRISIS 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: DIGITAL & AI PSYCHIATRY 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: STIGMA & RECOVERY 02
10:45-11:45	PLENARY SESSION 05: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRY IN THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
11:45-13:30	BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
12:00-13:00			FILM SCREENING - QUITAPENAS						MEET THE EXPERT 02
12:15-13:30											PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: STIGMA & RECOVERY 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CONSULTATION LIAISON 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PERINATAL & WOMEN'S HEALTH 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: EDUCATION & TRAINING	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: EATING DISORDERS	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: LIFESTYLE & SLEEP
13:30-14:30	INTERNAL AND CROSS-BORDER MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAS: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT	BREAKING TREATMENT BARRIERS IN ADHD AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - ADDRESSING AN UNMET NEED	THE PRODIGIOUS WORLDWIDE EMERGENCE OF EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY	ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY, CURRENT POSITION, BASED ON NEUROIMAGING, REAL-WORLD DATA, AND A NEW RCT	WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: FROM POLICY TO PRACTICE	MIGRANT MENTAL HEALTH AND TREATMENT IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT	CANNABIS USE, CANNABIS INDUCED PSYCHOSIS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA	ADOLESCENT LOVE: PSYCHIATRIC & FORENSIC ASPECTS		WPA MEET THE CANDIDATES											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 14: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES
13:30-14:40									FREE COMMUNICATIONS 13: MOOD DISORDERS & DEPRESSION
14:30-14:45	BREAK
14:45-15:45	PLENARY SESSION 06: THE ROLE OF PSYCHIATRISTS IN RESPONDING TO HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
15:45-16:15	BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
15:45-16:15											PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CONSULTATION LIAISON 03	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS 01: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 01	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 01
16:15-17:15	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: ETHICS, COGNITION, AND GENOMIC FRAMEWORKS IN CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRY	SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES	ADVANCES IN DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH: RCTS, AI APPLICATIONS, AND WPA GUIDELINES	PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD?	IMPROVING PSYCHIATRIC OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY CARE USING A COLLABORATIVE, EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DATA FROM CANADA AND SOMALILAND	MICROGLIA AT THE SYNAPSE – DECIPHERING THE RELEVANT AND TARGETABLE MECHANISMS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA	WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE: FROM ADOLESCENCE TO MIDLIFE—POPULATION EVIDENCE AND PRECISION PREVENTION	PERIPARTUM MENTAL HEALTH AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN: NEUROIMAGING MARKERS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS	WPA 3-MINUTE COMPETITION 01	FREE COMMUNICATIONS 15: SPECIAL POPULATIONS & PERINATAL CARE
16:30-17:30																					SCIENTIFIC SESSION
17:15-17:30	SHORT BREAK
17:30-18:30	STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 07: MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, ACCESS, AND REHABILITATION	MENTAL DISORDERS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS – A LEGAL AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS	HIV AND MENTAL HEALTH: CLINICAL CHALLENGES AND SCIENTIFIC INEQUALITIES	PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: DSM AND ICD-11	WPA PUBLICATIONS SESSION	GLOBAL PREVENTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS, AND INTEGRATED IDD CARE	NEUROBIOLOGICAL, TRANSDIAGNOSTIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS	DIGITAL FRONTIER, HUMAN FOUNDATION: INTEGRATING TECH TO ELEVATE PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES	COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRY REHABILITATION IN ASIA	FREE COMMUNICATIONS 16: PUBLIC HEALTH & EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY											FREE COMMUNICATIONS 17: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND NEUROSCIENCE

Saturday, 26 September, 2026

Time	Victoria Hall	Hall A2	Hall A3	Hall A4	Hall A5	Hall A6	Hall A7	Hall A8	Hall A9	Hall K11	Station 01	Station 02	Station 03	Station 04	Station 05	Station 06	Station 07	Station 08	Station 09	Station 10	Hall K16
08:00-09:00	STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 08: Global Challenges and the Role of Psychiatry	ADVANCED SURGICAL THERAPIES FOR REFRACTORY PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS - PRACTICAL INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE & COLLABORATION	PSYCHIATRY, LAW AND ETHICS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD: HUMAN RIGHTS, NEUROSCIENCE, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC CHALLENGES AND END-OF-LIFE CARE	POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR SOCIAL, ONLINE, AND PERSONAL RISK FACTORS RELATED TO SIGNIFACANT SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND SHOOTINGS	COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS AND ACCESS INEQUALITIES	CLOSING THE GAP IN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS IN GLOBAL PSYCHIATRY: FROM EPIDEMIOLOGY TO IMPLEMENTATION AND CARE	REAL WORLD BRAIN STIMULATION RESEARCH	FROM BRAIN NETWORKS TO SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE: TRANSLATING NEURAL MECHANISMS OF AMOTIVATION AND ANHEDONIA INTO DAILY LIFE	"WHERE PSYCHIATRY MEETS SOCIETY “ SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PSYCHIATRIST: CROSS-CULTURAL REFLECTIONS	STRENGTHENING WPA PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING											DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH - PART OF THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION?
09:00-09:15	SHORT BREAK
09:15-10:15	PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION	SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH	THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRIC DEPRESCRIBING: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW EVIDENCE AND INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL STRATEGIES	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: BUILDING RESILIENT MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE	WPA SUICIDOLOGY SECTION: INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL, CONTEXTUAL, AND IMPLEMENTATION PERSPECTIVES IN SUICIDE PREVENTION	COMPASSION IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY	DECIPHERING THE HEART-MIND CONNECTION: LEVERAGING NORDIC GENEALOGY AND GLOBAL COHORTS TO MAP PSYCHIATRIC AND CARDIOMETABOLIC COMORBIDITY	WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRANSCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES	WPA 3-MINUTE COMPETITION 02	FREE COMMUNICATIONS 18: ART, CULTURE & INNOVATIVE APPROACHES											FROM SIGNAL TO SIGNIFICANCE: THE CURRENT AND FUTURE ROLE OF BIOMARKERS IN PSYCHIATRY
10:15-10:45	COFFEE BREAK AND E-POSTER VIEWING
10:15-10:45											PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: STIGMA & RECOVERY 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CONSULTATION LIAISON 04	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 05	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 05	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 05	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 05	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 05	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 05	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 06
10:45-11:45	PLENARY SESSION 07: ADDICTION SCIENCE AS A WINDOW INTO BRAIN FUNCTION
11:45-13:30	BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
12:00-13:00									MEET THE EXPERT 03
12:15-13:30											PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOTHERAPY	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ETHICS & HUMAN RIGHTS	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 06	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 06	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 06	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 05	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 06	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 06	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 02	PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: SUICIDOLOGY & CRISIS
13:30-14:30	PLENARY SESSION 08: MOTHERS WITH ADHD. THE CHALLENGE OF RAISING CHILDREN WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD OR TOPIC OF HER CHOICE
14:30-16:00				PANEL SESSION: INTERORGANIZATIONAL SESSION
14:30-14:45	SHORT BREAK
14:45-15:45	MENTAL HEALTH UNDER FIRE: LESSONS FROM GAZA, SUDAN, AND BEYOND	SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON CULTURE	SCIENTIFIC SESSION		DEBATE: ASSISTED SUICIDE	ADVANCEMENTS IN PSYCHIATRIC GENETICS: FROM VARIANT DISCOVERY TO BIOLOGICAL MECHANISM AND CLINICAL ACTIONABILITY	INTERGENERATIONAL INHERITANCE OF PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS AND RESILIENCE	SHARED CHALLENGES AND UNEXPECTED LESSONS: MENTAL HEALTH CARE BY COUNTRIES’ INCOME LEVEL.	FREE COMMUNICATIONS 19: EDUCATION, ETHICS & CLINICAL PRACTICE	FREE COMMUNICATIONS 20: NEUROMODULATION, SLEEP & IMMUNOLOGY											SCIENTIFIC SESSION
15:45-16:00	SHORT BREAK
16:00-17:00	PLENARY SESSION 09 - CLOSING & JEAN DELAY PRIZE LECTURE