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State of the Art Symposia

Women in Psychiatry: Networking Event

WPA Distinguished Lectures

Sunday, 05 October, 2025

Time	Forum Hall	Panorama Hall	South Hall 1A	South Hall 1B	South Hall 2A	South Hall 2B	North Hall	Club A	Terrace 2A	Club B	South Room 221+2	Exhibition Area	Station 01	Station 02	Station 03	Station 04	Station 05	Station 06	Station 07	Station 08
08:00-12:00				COURSE 02: PARENTS MATTER: UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING PARENTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES	COURSE 03: INTERGENERATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH (IMH): NAVIGATING THE FRONTIERS OF RISK, RESILIENCE, AND PREVENTION	COURSE 04: HOW TO INTEGRATE TELEMEDICINE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DIGITAL PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE	COURSE 05: WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH: CHANGING THE CULTURE	COURSE 11: DEVELOPMENTALLY INFORMED APPROACH TO ADDICTIVE DISORDERS: ASIAN INSIGHTS (DIAAD-AI)
08:30-15:30			COURSE 13: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR ADDICTION PSYCHIATRY: RECOMMENDATIONS, CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND CASE SCENARIOS
12:00-12:15												BREAK
12:15-16:15				COURSE 07: PSYCHOTHERAPY CHALLENGES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE (CO-SPONSORED BY THE WPA PSYCHOTHERAPY SECTION AND WORLD FEDERATION FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY)	COURSE 08: FROM INSIGHT TO PRACTICE: ADVANCED SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION	COURSE 09: FROM A TO Z OF DIGITAL CONSULTATION: HOW TO USE TELEPSYCHIATRY, AI, AND OTHER DIGITAL TOOLS IN DAILY PRACTICE	COURSE 10: IMPLEMENTING ALTERNATIVES TO COERCION: PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH BETTER PRACTICE	COURSE 06: PHARMACOLOGY IN PREGNANCY	COURSE 16: COURSE IN SLOVAK: MANAGEMENT OF AGGRESSION IN PSYCHIATRY	COURSE 14: RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES: A HANDS-ON PRACTICAL EDUCATIONAL TABLETOP SIMULATION EXERCISE	COURSE 12: CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES CAT FOR INTIMACY AND SEX THERAPY
15:30-17:30		SPECIALIST CORNER: SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE
16:00-17:30	PRESIDENTIAL SESSION: ETHICS
16:30-17:30			INNOVATIVE EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY INTERVENTIONS REDUCING THE NEED FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS	10 YEARS OF NIMH CZ: A SHOWCASE OF RESEARCH, IMPLEMENTATION, AND IMPACT IN MENTAL HEALTH (SESSION IN ENGLISH)	ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD): TIME TO HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON? PANEL DISCUSSION: E-HEALTH SOLUTIONS	INFLUENCING THE INFLUENCER: DIGITAL SELVES, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH	INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY IN PSYCHIATRY ACROSS CULTURES AND GENDERS	INTER-RELATED GENETIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PERINATAL STRESS, LOSS, AND TRAUMA	CHILDHOOD ADVERSITIES AND THEIR LIFELONG IMPACTS ON DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH	ADDICTIONS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS
17:30-18:00												COFFEE BREAK	ADDICTIONS TO PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES: ALCOHOL, CANNABIS AND TOBACCO: CURRENT TRENDS, IMPACT AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES	ADHD 01	ANXIETY DISORDERS 01	ART AND PSYCHIATRY & LITERATURE AND MENTAL HEALTH	COMORBIDITY OF MENTAL AND SOMATIC DISORDERS 01	NEUROLOGICAL: PSYCHIATRIC SYNDROMES	OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS	PSYCHOTHERAPIES: PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS: PSYCHOSIS / ADDICTION / AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
18:00-19:30	OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSION 01
19:15-21:00												WELCOME RECEPTION

Monday, 06 October, 2025

Time	Forum Hall	Panorama Hall	South Hall 1A	South Hall 1B	South Hall 2A	South Hall 2B	North Hall	Club A	Terrace 2A	Club B	Exhibition Area	Station 01	Station 02	Station 03	Station 04	Station 05	Station 06	Station 07	Station 08
08:00-09:00	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: EXPLORING THE NEXUS OF ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE, AND MENTAL HEALTH: INSIGHTS AND INNOVATIONS		MILITARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS’ MENTAL HEALTH	PROBLEMATIC USAGE OF THE INTERNET: A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE	UPDATES ON GENDER ISSUES	WAR, FORCED MIGRATION, AND REFUGEE CRISIS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE ON MENTAL HEALTH IN DISASTER SETTINGS	GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH: CROSS-CULTURAL PATTERNS, RISK FACTORS, AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES	SESSION IN CZECH / SLOVAK: INTRODUCTORY PLENARIES BY PRESIDENTS OF CZECH AND SLOVAK ASSOCIATIONS	DEPRESCRIBING PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS: USERS LIVED-EXPERIENCE, TAPERING STRIPS AND CLINICIANS’ ATTITUDES	AGEING IN A DIGITAL WORLD : AN INTERSECTION SYMPOSIUM (OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY AND DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH)
08:00-10:00		SPECIALIST CORNER SESSION: SCHIZOPHRENIA
09:00-09:15											SHORT BREAK
09:15-10:15	ACRE - THE ROLE OF PSYCHIATRISTS IN DISASTERS		CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES CAT FOR INTIMACY AND SEX THERAPY	PANEL DISCUSSION: DATA DRIVEN PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER TRANSITION	ETHNICITY, IDENTIFICATION, AND INTERVENTION: COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN FORMAL AND INFORMAL CARE PROVIDERS FOR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS	DECODING THE CHALLENGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS (BPSD) IN DEMENTIA: EXPLORING COMPLEXITIES AND NAVIGATING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES	THE ILLUSION OF DIAGNOSTIC BOUNDARIES: CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS OF TRANSDIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY	SESSION IN CZECH / SLOVAK: ADDICTIONS	DIFFICULT CASES 01	CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
10:15-10:45											COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING	ADDICTION TO PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES INCLUDING CANNABIS, DUAL DIAGNOSIS, GAMBLING AND INTERNET ABUSE 01	COMORBIDITY OF MENTAL AND SOMATIC DISORDERS 02	DIGITAL PSYCHIATRY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE 01	GENDER AND MENTAL HEALTH: GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS	MENTAL HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH: CARING FOR CARERS AND UNDERSTANDING RISK: PSYCHIATRIC VULNERABILITIES IN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH	MIGRATION, CRISIS, AND MENTAL HEALTH: PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES IN DISPLACED AND IMPACTED COMMUNITIES	MISCELLANEOUS 01	SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS 01
10:45-11:45	PLENARY SESSION 02: WATCH ME GROW
11:45-13:30								MEDICAL STUDENTS SESSION			BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
12:15-13:15			SPONSORED SESSION (NOT INCLUDED IN MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
12:15-13:30												ADDICTION TO PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES INCLUDING CANNABIS, DUAL DIAGNOSIS, GAMBLING AND INTERNET ABUSE 02	CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY (INCLUDING INFANT PSYCHIATRY) 01	GENDER, EMPOWERMENT, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE	MENTAL HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH: PREVENTIVE PSYCHIATRY AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS - ADVANCING PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY	MOOD DISORDERS, DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS AND OTHER DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY 01	PSYCHIATRY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY: VIOLENCE, DISPLACEMENT, AND POVERTY IN GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH 01	SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS 02	SUICIDOLOGY: SUICIDE PREVENTION: PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL STRATEGIES 01
13:30-14:30	PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: ACTION PLAN	STATE OF THE ART IN BEHAVIOURAL ADDICTIONS. AN OVERVIEW BASED ON THE LANCET PSYCHIATRY PUI COMMISSION 2025 REPORT	MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS: PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS AND EXPERT INSIGHTS	PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CURRENT ECONOMICAL SITUATION	HARNESSING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH	‘NO DECISION ABOUT ME, WITHOUT ME’: IMPLEMENTING SHARED DECISION MAKING (SDM) IN MENTAL HEALTH.	GALENOS: A LITERATURE-BASED DISCOVERY SCIENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH	SESSION IN CZECH / SLOVAK: ORGANIC DISORDERS	WPA QUIZ	EPIDEMIOLOGY, ETHICS, AND PSYCHIATRY HISTORY
14:30-14:45											BREAK
14:45-15:45	PLENARY SESSION 03: THE DIFFERENCES OF CHANGES BIOMARKERS AND CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF ADJUVANT THERAPY ON SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS IN DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS
15:45-16:15											COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING	ADDICTION TO PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES INCLUDING CANNABIS, DUAL DIAGNOSIS, GAMBLING AND INTERNET ABUSE 03	AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS 01	DEMENTIA: EXAMPLES OF DEMENTIA CARE ON DIFFERENT CONTINENTS	DIGITAL PSYCHIATRY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE 02	MISCELLANEOUS 02	PSYCHIATRY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY: VIOLENCE, DISPLACEMENT, AND POVERTY IN GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH 02	RECOVERY, REHABILITATION & PEER SUPPORT	SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS 03
16:15-17:15	STATE-OF-THE ART SESSION ON ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF WAR AND PERSECUTION		RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN PSYCHIATRY: PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS	SYMPOSIUM HONOURING PROF. ELIOT SOREL: LIFE AND WORK OF GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPION	MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS IN PALLIATIVE CARE USING VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY	LONGSTANDING ANOREXIA NERVOSA: LIVED EXPERIENCE, CLINICAL INNOVATION, AND EMERGING SCIENCE	PSYCHIATRY, LAW AND ETHICS- CHALLENGES IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES	SESSION IN CZECH / SLOVAK: PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS	WPA SUICIDOLOGY SECTION SYMPOSIUM: INTEGRATING INSIGHTS FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE TO ENHANCE SUICIDE PREVENTION	MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS & PUBLIC HEALTH
16:15-18:15		SPECIALIST CORNER: ANXIETY DISORDERS
17:15-17:30											SHORT BREAK
17:30-18:30	ADVANCEMENTS IN DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH		STATE OF THE ART IN DISASTER PSYCHIATRY	DEBATE: PSYCHODELICS	PSYCHOTHERAPIES FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF MENTAL HEALTH-A WORLD FEDERATION FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY SYMPOSIUM	ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING BIPOLAR DISORDER: FROM BIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS TO CLINICAL PRACTICE	VULNERABLE FORENSIC POPULATIONS IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS	SESSION IN CZECH / SLOVAK: AFFECTIVE AND ANXIETY DISORDERS AND PSYCHOTERAPY	FILMS SESSION	MISCELLANEOUS AND OTHER TOPICS
18:30-19:30								CZECH/SLOVAK SESSION: SEXUOLOGY

Tuesday, 07 October, 2025

Time	Forum Hall	Panorama Hall	South Hall 1A	South Hall 1B	South Hall 2A	South Hall 2B	North Hall	Club A	Terrace 2A	Club B	South Room 221+2	Exhibition Area	Station 01	Station 02	Station 03	Station 04	Station 05	Station 06	Station 07	Station 08
08:00-09:00	PHARMACOGENETIC TESTING IN PSYCHIATRY: THE HYPE, THE HOPE AND THE REALITY		FRONTAL LOBE FUNCTION AND DYSFUNCTION: FROM ARNOLD PICK TO CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE	CATATONIA: NEW PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES	EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS: CLINICAL EVIDENCE AND MECHANISM INSIGHTS	THE LITHIUM PARADOX: INCREASING EVIDENCE, DECLINING USE; QUO VADIMUS?	RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF ADDICTION TRAINING AND EDUCATION. GLOBAL, NATIONAL, AND CLASSROOM INITIATIVES	TRANSCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON PHYSICIAN WELLBEING: ADDRESSING BURNOUT ACROSS FOUR WORLD REGIONS	GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE	ADDICTION MEDICINE NEEDS AMONG VULNERABLE SOCIAL GROUPS
08:00-10:00		SPECIALIST CORNER SESSION: AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
09:00-09:15												BREAK
09:15-10:15	DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN MENTAL HEALTH: AI, BIG DATA, AND VIRTUAL REALITY TRANSFORMATIONS		LITERATURE, CULTURE AND MENTAL ILLNESS. STATE OF THE ART LECTURE (INTERSECTIONAL). LITERATURE AND MENTAL HEALTH SECTION, ART SECTION, TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY SECTION	RETHINKING MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS IN A GLOBAL WORLD: ENSURING CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS IN SCREENING TOOLS AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS	ADVANCING SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS MANAGEMENT IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: INSIGHTS FROM THE WPA GUIDELINE AND EMERGING INNOVATIONS	CAPACITY, CONSENT, AND INVOLUNTARY CARE IN NEGLECTED POPULATIONS: PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG MINORS, PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, AND OTHER EXCLUDED GROUPS	PERSONALISED TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION	INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON GAMBLING DISORDER: INNOVATIONS IN PREVENTION, POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, AND NEUROSCIENCE	DIFFICULT CASES	MOOD, ANXIETY, AND AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
10:15-10:45												COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING	ADDICTION TO PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES INCLUDING CANNABIS, DUAL DIAGNOSIS, GAMBLING AND INTERNET ABUSE 04	ADHD 02	AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS 02	BRIDGING PUBLIC HEALTH AND INDIVIDUAL CARE: ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, IMPLEMENTATION GAPS, AND MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS	DEMENTIA AND OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY	EARLY INTERVENTION & PSYCHOSIS	MISCELLANEOUS 03	SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS & PSYCHOTHERAPIES - SUPPORTED REDUCTION OR DISCONTINUATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT
10:45-11:45	PLENARY SESSION 04: ETHICS & AI
11:45-13:30												BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
12:00-13:00		SPONSORED SESSION (NOT INCLUDED IN MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)	SPONSORED SESSION (NOT INCLUDED IN MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)						MEET THE EXPERT 01
12:15-13:30													AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS, AND PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS	CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY (INCLUDING INFANT PSYCHIATRY) 02	CLINICAL PRACTICE & DIAGNOSTICS	DIGITAL PSYCHIATRY: ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE IN PSYCHIATRY	IMMUNOLOGY IN PSYCHIATRY, COVID-19, AND SOMATIC TREATMENTS OTHER THAN PHARMACOTHERAPY	MISCELLANEOUS 04	PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY & HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS	STIGMA AND MENTAL ILLNESS & SUICIDOLOGY
13:30-13:45												SHORT BREAK
13:45-14:45	PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE: EDUCATING MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENTS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH, NEUROLOGICAL, AND SUBSTANCE (MNS) USE CARE	PERSONALISATION OF THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF EATING DISORDERS	CZECH / SLOVAK SOCIETY SESSION: JOINT SYMPOSIUM OF THE CZECH AND SLOVAK PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION	GLOBAL PREVENTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS, AND INTEGRATED IDD CARE	WOMEN AND ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS: UNDERSTANDING EXPERIENCES AND OPTIMIZING CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: ADDICTIONS TRANS-CULTURAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE MODERN MARITAL DISCORDS: STRESS, CHALLENGES & REDRESSAL SYSTEMS	FROM RESISTANCE TO REMISSION: TRANSFORMING DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION	MANAGING LONG-TERM TREATMENT AND DISCONTINUATION OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS	YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES: NEW GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH FOR BETTER PREVENTION AND PRACTICE	NEUROSCIENCE, NEUROIMAGING, AND NEUROMODULATION 01
14:45-15:00												BREAK
15:00-16:00	PLENARY SESSION 05: MENTAL HEALTH AND WAR: THE UKRAINIAN EXPERIENCE
16:00-16:30												BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING	ADDICTION TO PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES INCLUDING CANNABIS, DUAL DIAGNOSIS, GAMBLING AND INTERNET ABUSE 05	CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY (INCLUDING INFANT PSYCHIATRY) 03	FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY: ADVANTAGES OF COMPULSORY CARE IN DIFFERENT PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSES	GLOBAL PSYCHIATRY AND PREVENTION: OVERCOMING IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE	NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY, NEURO IMAGING - BRAIN 2.0: TRANSFORMING NEUROSCIENCE	OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY & IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES	SUICIDOLOGY: SUICIDE PREVENTION: PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL STRATEGIES 02	TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY 01
16:15-17:45											ADVANCING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
16:30-17:30	DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: EMPOWERING WOMEN IN PSYCHIATRY: BUILDING GLOBAL CLINICAL AND RESEARCH NETWORKS		BEFORE AND AFTER COVID-19: EVOLVING APPROACHES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH YOUTH.	DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: MENTAL HEALTH IN AFRICA: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE BURDEN OF CHRONIC DISEASE	FROM GRANDMA'S WISDOM TO GENZ'S GUT: NUTRITIONAL PSYCHIATRY AND LIFESTYLE FOR MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS	DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: ADDICTION	FROM INFANCY TO ADOLESCENCE IN PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHIATRY: PREVENTION, PRECISION, AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES	TOWARDS ACHIEVING IGAP TARGETS FOR EPILEPSY - WHY SHOULD PSYCHIATRISTS PAY ATTENTION?	WPA 3 MINUTE COMPETITION 01	PSYCHIATRIC INTERVENTIONS AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 01
16:30-18:30		SPECIALIST CORNER: OTHER PSYCHOSES
17:30-17:45												SHORT BREAK
17:45-18:45	MANAGING MULTI-MORBIDITY AMONG DIVERSE GLOBAL POPULATIONS		STATE-OF-THE-ART SYMPOSIUM: ADVANCING CLINICAL CARE FOR SUICIDAL PATIENTS THROUGH SCALABLE AND ACCESSIBLE INTERVENTIONS	ADDICTION IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND MOTHERHOOD: INTERSECTIONS, STIGMA, CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, AND LEGAL ASPECTS	IMPROVING DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES USING SCALABLE IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES	RACEMIC KETAMINE IN TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION – WHERE ARE WE NOW?	HIV PSYCHIATRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: OLD PROBLEMS, NEW CHALLENGES.	MENTALLY ILL IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES	CLASSIFICATION, CARE AND THE CHALLENGES OF PSYCHIATRIZATION IN A CHANGING WORLD	PSYCHOTIC AND SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Wednesday, 08 October, 2025

Time	Forum Hall	Panorama Hall	South Hall 1A	South Hall 1B	South Hall 2A	South Hall 2B	North Hall	Club A	Terrace 2A	Club B	Exhibition Area	Station 01	Station 02	Station 03	Station 04	Station 05	Station 06	Station 07	Station 08
08:00-09:00	WORLD MENTAL HEALTH BEFORE DURING AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC: PREVALENCE OF DISORDERS, TREATMENTS AND OUTCOMES		STATE OF THE ART: THE STATUS OF MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS EUROPE	INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS (IPSCS) MODELING OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND TREATMENT RESPONSE	INTEGRATING PSYCHOTHERAPY INTO PSYCHIATRIC CARE: CURRENT PRACTICES WORLDWIDE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS	RETHINKING INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY IN GLOBAL PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING	"FITNESS TO STAND TRIAL"- AN IMPORTANT PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT	MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH UNIQUE CHALLENGES	EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND CONFLICT MENTAL HEALTH	DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO IMPROVE INSIGHT IN THE PATHWAYS TO CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME IN PSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME: NETWORK ANALYSIS AND CAUSAL MODELING
08:00-10:00		SPECIALIST CORNER: INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT
09:00-09:15											SHORT BREAK
09:15-10:15	CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRY IN EUROPE		INTERROGATING VIOLENCE RISK ASSESSMENT- WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON'T	TOWARDS SYSTEMIC CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS AND SOMATIC COMORBIDITIES	NEURAL CIRCUITS OF FEAR EXTINCTION: RELEVANCE TO FEAR- AND ANXIETY-BASED DISORDERS.	EVEN DOCTORS NEED CARE: MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS IN 2025	THE IMPACT OF WAR ON THE PEOPLE OF GAZA: REGIONAL TELEPSYCHIATRY EFFORTS AS A LIFELINE OF SOLIDARITY AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT	NATIVE EVIDENCE AND SAFETY OF RTMS USE IN PSYCHIATRY: AN ASIAN PERSPECTIVE	WPA 3 MINUTE COMPETITION 02	NEUROSCIENCE, NEUROIMAGING, AND NEUROMODULATION 02
10:15-10:45											COFFEE BREAK AND E-POSTER VIEWING	ADDICTION TO PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES INCLUDING CANNABIS, DUAL DIAGNOSIS, GAMBLING AND INTERNET ABUSE 04	ANXIETY DISORDERS 02	EPIDEMIOLOGY IN PSYCHIATRY 01	MILITARY PSYCHIATRY	MISCELLANEOUS 05	PERSONALITY DISORDERS	RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND PSYCHIATRY	TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY 02
10:45-11:45	PLENARY SESSION 06: POPULATION NEUROSCIENCE OF THE GROWING BRAIN AND MENTAL HEALTH
11:45-12:45				THE WORK OF THE WPA COLLABORATING CENTRES FOR POLICY, PRACTICE, TRAINING AND INNOVATION: AN UPDATE FROM THE DIRECTORS				PRO AND CON DEBATE: IS PSYCHIATRY BECOMING MORE COERCIVE?
11:45-13:30											BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
12:00-13:00									MEET THE EXPERT 02
12:15-13:30												CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY & EDUCATION IN PSYCHIATRY: MODELS FOR REINFORCEMENT FOR PSYCHIATRIC IDENTITY: TO ACT AS CLINICIAN AND PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATORS AND LEADERS	CONSULTATION & LIAISON PSYCHIATRY, EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHIATRIC NURSING	EPIDEMIOLOGY IN PSYCHIATRY 02	MISCELLANEOUS 06	MOOD DISORDERS, DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS AND OTHER DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY 02	NEUROBIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGICAL ADVANCES	PERINATAL DISORDERS, MENTAL HEALTH IN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS & EATING DISORDERS	PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH & GLOBAL PSYCHIATRY
13:30-14:30	PLENARY SESSION 07: MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH IN MIGRATION CONTEXTS: PERSPECTIVES FROM LATIN AMERICA
14:30-14:45											SHORT BREAK
14:30-16:00					INTERORGANIZATIONAL SESSION: WHY INCLUSIVE CONCEPTS ARE ESSENTIAL IN ADVANCING PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
14:45-15:45	PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM - BRAIN / STRESS - FROM THE BRAIN TO THE CLINIC	WPA STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM ON POSITIVE PSYCHIATRY:10TH ANNIVERSARY OF POSITIVE PSYCHIATRY: EXCITING PROSPECTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARTIFICIAL WISDOM DURING THE NEXT DECADE	ICD-11 PERSONALITY DISORDER: IMPLEMENTATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND AROUND THE GLOBE	ADVANCING PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION – FROM TRAINING IN PSYCHOTHERAPY TO EDUCATION IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE		A LIFE-COURSE APPROACH TO AUTISM: IMPLICATIONS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND CLINICAL PRACTICE IN PSYCHIATRY INCLUDING QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES	ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE OF OLDER PERSONS IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS	PRECISION PSYCHIATRY: INTEGRATING GENETICS, BIOMARKERS, AND BEYOND	PSYCHIATRIC INTERVENTIONS AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 02	PUBLIC HEALTH, STIGMA, AND SUICIDE
15:45-16:00											SHORT BREAK
16:00-17:00	PLENARY SESSION 08: CHANGING PARADIGMS OF PSYCHIATRY