Core Symposia

CS1.    FUNCTIONAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 
(Chairperson: S. Kapur)

(September 19, 9.00-10.30)

CS1.1    Linking dopamine to salience to psychosis: a feasible project or just a delusion? 
S. Kapur (UK)

CS1.2    Brain catecholamines and reward processing in major depression
G. Hasler (Switzerland)

CS1.3    Recruiting endophenotypes in the service of anxiety diagnosis, and their potential clinical implications: the case of OCD
J. Zohar (Israel)

CS2.    RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY IN PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS
(Chairperson: A. Bellack)

(September 19, 9.00-10.30)  

CS2.1    Resilience and resources of psychiatric patients: concepts for utilizing them in care
S. Priebe (UK)

CS2.2    Scientific and consumer perspectives on recovery
A. Bellack (USA)

CS2.3    Personal recovery: a journey of change
M. Slade (UK)

CS3.    CHILDREN WITH MENTAL DISORDERS DO BECOME ADULTS
(Chairperson: B. Birmaher)

(September 19, 9.00-10.30)

CS3.1    The changing face of autism: a developmental perspective  
F. Volkmar (USA)

CS3.2    Adolescent and adult outcome in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and its predictors
L. Hechtman (Canada)

CS3.3    Mood disorders across the lifespan
B. Birmaher (USA)

CS4.    GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS IN MENTAL DISORDERS
(Chairperson: N. Craddock) 

(September 19, 18.15-19.45)  

CS4.1    Genetic and phenotypic complexity in psychiatric disorders  
N. Craddock (UK)

CS4.2    Genetic sensitivity to the environment underlying psychosis and depression: clinical relevance
J. van Os (The Netherlands)

CS4.3    The complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors in the development of alcohol addiction
M. Rietschel (Germany)

CS5.    THE FAMILY OF PERSONS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS
(Chairperson: K.T. Mueser)

(September 19, 18.15-19.45)

CS5.1    Impact of care and coping in families of people with psychosis
E. Kuipers (UK)

CS5.2    The changing face of family psychoeducation over time and culture 
K.T. Mueser (USA)

CS5.3    Models of family interventions: views of family caregivers
R. Shankar (India)

CS6.    EARLY INTERVENTIONS IN PSYCHIATRY
(Chairperson: P.D. McGorry) 

(September 20, 9.00-10.30)  

CS6.1    Early intervention in psychiatry: lessons from psychosis
P.D. McGorry (Australia)

CS6.2    Early intervention in bipolar disorders: recent evidence on how to face a new challenge
P. Conus (Switzerland)

CS6.3    Mental health and the school environment: secondary schools, promotion and pathways to care
S. Kutcher (Canada)

CS7.    GLOBALIZATION AND MENTAL HEALTH
(Chairperson: D. Bhugra)

(September 20, 9.00-10.30)

CS7.1    The limits of global mobility and connection
J.X. Inda (USA)

CS7.2    Globalization: internal boundaries and external borders
D. Bhugra (UK)

CS7.3    Impact of globalization on mental health in low-income countries
F.G. Njenga (Kenya)

CS8.    CONFLICTS, TERRORISM AND MENTAL HEALTH
(Chairperson: S. Galea)

(September 20, 18.15-19.45)  

CS8.1    Conflicts, terrorism, and the mental health of populations: the state of the science and research directions
S. Galea (USA)

CS8.2    Psychological consequences of wars: an overview
A.Y. Shalev (Israel)

CS8.3    Outreach programmes for survivors of terrorist attacks: an overview and a report on the London experience
C.R. Brewin (UK)

CS9.    IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE
(Chairperson: V. Patel)

(September 20, 18.15-19.45)

CS9.1    Universal mental health care through non-specialist health workers: the MANAS experience
V. Patel (India/UK)

CS9.2    Universal mental health care for depression: the Chilean experience
R. Araya (UK)

CS9.3    Increasing access to care for people with severe mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries: the experience of West Africa
J. Eaton (Nigeria)

CS10.    PHARMACOTHERAPIES IN PSYCHIATRY: OUR HERITAGE AND OUR FUTURE
(Chairperson: H.-J. Möller)

(September 21, 9.00-10.30)  

CS10.1    Current state and future perspectives of the use of antipsychotics
H.-J. Möller (Germany)

CS10.2    Current status and future perspectives of the use of antidepressants
G. Papakostas (USA)

CS10.3    Current state and future perspectives of the use of mood stabilizers
S. Kasper (Austria)

CS11.    PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF MENTAL DISORDERS
(Chairperson: P. Cuijpers)   

(September 21, 9.00-10.30)

CS11.1    Promotion of mental health: can Europe show the way to the world?
K. Wahlbeck (Finland)

CS11.2    Prevention of suicide worldwide: an overview
Z. Rihmer (Hungary)

CS11.3    Preventing the onset of depressive disorders: possibilities and challenges
P. Cuijpers (The Netherlands)

CS12.    SOCIAL BRAIN AND SOCIAL COGNITION
(Chairperson: R.I.M. Dunbar)

(September 21, 18.15-19.45)

CS12.1    The social brain and its cognitive implications: evolution meets everyday behaviour
R.I.M. Dunbar (UK)

CS12.2    Social selection and the origins of morality and social anxiety
R.M. Nesse (USA)

CS12.3    Reconciling ‘the new epidemiology’ with an evolutionary genetic basis for schizophrenia
J.K. Burns (South Africa)

CS13.    IMPROVING QUALITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
(Chairperson: R. Jenkins)

(September 21, 18.15-19.45)

CS13.1    Improving the quality of care in psychiatric wards
P. Lelliott (UK)

CS13.2    Reducing the know-do gap in community mental health services
A. Alem (Ethiopia)

CS13.3    Integrating mental health into primary care: why psychiatric leadership is essential for implementation
R. Jenkins (UK)

CS14.    NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL SOMATIC TREATMENTS IN PSYCHIATRY
(Chairperson: H.A. Sackeim)

(September 22, 9.00-10.30)

CS14.1    Deep brain stimulation for mental disorders: rationale, current data and developments
T.E. Schlaepfer (Germany)

CS14.2    Current status of transcranial magnetic stimulation in psychiatry
M.S. George (USA)

CS14.3    Electroconvulsive therapy in the age of brain stimulation
H.A. Sackeim (USA)

CS15.    MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
(Chairperson: O. Gureje)

(September 22, 9.00-10.30)

CS15.1    Mental health service in low- and middle-income countries: facing the future
O. Gureje (Nigeria)

CS15.2    Delivery of community mental health care in the developing world: some innovations
R. Thara (India)

CS15.3    Packages of care for people with schizophrenia in low- and middle-income countries
J.J. Mari (Brazil)