Scientific Programme 2018

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Thursday, April 19th, 2018
AFTERNOON

16:00 - 16:15

Opening ceremony

16:15 - 16:45

Simplicity vs. Complexity in Psychiatry
German E. Berrios (Cambridge University, United Kingdom)

Round table. Models to explain the complexity
Chair: Christoph U. Correll (Hofstra University, USA)

16:45 - 17:30

The psychosocial approach
Jim van Os (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

17:30 - 18:00

Coffee Break

18:00 - 18:45

Plausible models need to integrate the Psychosocial and Biological
Sir Robin M. Murray (King's College London, United Kingdom)

18:45 - 19:30

Can technology unravel the complexity of mental disorders?
Thomas R. Insel (MindStrong Health, USA)

19:30 - 20:00

Discussion

Friday, April 20th, 2018
MORNING & AFTERNOON

Round table. Etiological complexities
Chair: Antoni Bulbena (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)

9:00 - 9:45

Is gender adding complexity to mental disorders?
Anita Riecher-Rössler (Universität Basel, Switzerland)

9:45 - 10:30

The social determinants of mental health and illness
Sir Michael G. Marmot (University College London, United Kingdom)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:45

Epigenetics of mental disorders
Art Petronis (University of Toronto, Canada)

11:45 - 12:30

Resilience: An Integrative Approach
Dan J. Stein (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

12:30 - 13:00

Discussion

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch

Round table. Complexities in Psychiatry: psychosis and bipolar disorders
Chair: João Marques Teixeira (Universidade do Porto, Portugal)

14:30 - 15:15

At risk mental states
Alison R. Yung (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)

15:15 - 16:00

Cognitive symptoms in the recovery of psychosis
Christoph U. Correll (Hofstra University, USA)

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:15

Persecutory delusions
David G. Fowler (University of Sussex, United Kingdom)

17:15 - 18:00

Bipolar depression and rapid cycling
Eduard Vieta (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)

18:00 - 18:30

Discussion

Saturday, April 21st, 2018
MORNING

Round table. Complexities in Psychiatry: affective disorders
Chair: Miguel Ángel Roca Bennasar (Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain)

9:00 - 9:45

Antidepressants: refining future treatments approaches
Catherine J. Harmer (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)

9:45 - 10:30

New targets for treating depression: inflammation, oxidative stress and neurotrophic factors
Michael Berk (Deakin University, Australia)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:45

Medical comorbidities and affective disorders
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

11:45 - 12:30

Cognitive symptoms as a target for treatment of depression
Guy M. Goodwin (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)

12:30 - 13:00

Discussion

13:00 - 13:30

Closing ceremony and awards