Wednesday, 23 September, 2026

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Victoria Hall

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OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSION 01: MENTAL HEALTH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE VISION?

15:30-16:30

PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH - CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION IN PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE

16:45-17:45

PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND GENERAL WELL-BEING ACROSS UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (COUNCIL)

09:00-13:00

COURSE 01: PHARMACOLOGY IN PREGNANCY

15:30-16:30

THE EVOLVING ROLE OF WPA COLLABORATING CENTRES: NEW PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

16:45-17:45

MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHIATRY SERVICES IN THE TIMES OF WAR: PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM UKRAINE

09:00-13:00

COURSE 02: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR ADDICTION PSYCHIATRY: RECOMMENDATIONS, CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND CASE SCENARIOS

15:30-16:30

BUILDING RESILIENCE IN YOUTH: BRIDGING TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

16:45-17:45

DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND THE INNER WORLD IN PSYCHIATRY

09:00-13:00

COURSE 03: PSYCHOTHERAPY CHALLENGES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

15:30-16:30

PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: ONLINE SPACES IN YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION – THERAPEUTIC PROMISE AND DIGITAL DANGERS

16:45-17:45

SELF-HARM IN YOUTH: MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, CAREGIVER BURDEN, AND INTEGRATED INTERVENTIONS

09:00-13:00

COURSE 04: HOW TO INTEGRATE TELEMEDICINE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DIGITAL PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE

15:30-16:30

PRECISION PSYCHIATRY ADVANCES IN THE BIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF MOOD DISORDERS

16:45-17:45

SPECTRUM OF DEBATE: IS AUTISM OVER-DIAGNOSED OR UNDER-RECOGNISED?

09:00-13:00

COURSE 06: FROM INSIGHT TO PRACTICE: ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

15:30-16:30

PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND CLINICAL CHANGE: TECHNIQUE, PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES, AND BIOLOGICAL MARKERS – AN INTERSECTIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE WPA PSYCHOTHERAPY AND WPA PSYCHOANALYSIS IN PSYCHIATRY SECTIONS

16:45-17:45

ADVANCING PRECISION NEUROMODULATION FOR TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION: FROM NETWORK BIOMARKERS TO OPTIMIZED AND NOVEL SHOCKWAVE-BASED AND CONVULSIVE BRAIN STIMULATION THERAPIES

09:00-13:00

COURSE 07: ADHD IN WOMEN - A LIFE COURSE APPROACH

15:30-16:30

NEW INTERVENTION OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH CONCURRENT ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

16:45-17:45

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

09:00-13:00

COURSE 08: ASSESSMENT OF ICD-11 PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND RELATED TRAITS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

15:30-16:30

MULTIMODAL APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY DISORDER

16:45-17:45

FROM DIGITAL WELLBEING TO DIGITAL DISTRESS: THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SPECTRUM OF DIGITAL ADDICTIONS

09:00-13:00

COURSE 09: INFLAMMATORY SIGNATURES AND SOMATIC COMORBIDITY IN PSYCHIATRY: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRECISION IMMUNOPSYCHIATRY

15:30-16:30

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AMONG HARD-TO-REACH AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS

16:45-17:45

LIFESTYLE AND NUTRITIONAL PSYCHIATRY: THE MISSED LINK FOR IMPROVING RECOVERY IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS

09:00-13:00

COURSE 10: PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACHES TO TEAM-BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE IN PSYCHIATRY

09:00-13:00

COURSE 05: WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH: CHANGING THE CULTURE

15:30-16:30

MENTAL HEALTH IN THE DIGITAL CITIES

16:45-17:45

UPDATE ON CLOZAPINE: EFFECTIVENESS, SAFETY PROFILE, (UNDER-)UTILISATION, AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED UTILISATION

09:00-13:00

COURSE 11: CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES FOR INTIMACY & SEX THERAPY

15:30-16:40

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 01: NEUROSCIENCE & BRAIN IMAGING

16:45-17:45

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 02: DIGITAL PSYCHIATRY: INNOVATION IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

11:00-11:30

COFFEE BREAK

13:00-13:30

BREAK

14:30-15:30

WELCOME RECEPTION AT THE EXHIBITION

16:30-16:45

SHORT BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS

Thursday, 24 September, 2026

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Victoria Hall

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: GENES AND PLANETARY CHANGE—BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF SUICIDE RISK AND MENTAL HEALTH

09:15-10:15

PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: MODERN APPROACHES TO COMORBIDITY IN SOMATIC AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND VICE VERSA

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

13:30-14:30

STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 01: ADVANCES IN ADDICTION AND DUAL DISORDERS

14:45-15:45

PLENARY SESSION 04: LONG-TERM WELL-BEING AND ITS UNDERLYING ECONOMICS

16:15-17:15

STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 03: COMPLEX CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS IN MOOD AND RELATED DISORDERS

17:30-18:30

STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 04: Biological Pathways and Prevention in Psychiatric Disorders

08:00-09:00

SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION

09:15-10:15

DEPRESSION

12:10-13:10

SCIENTIFIC SESSION: GLOBAL GUIDELINES, AI, AND PSYCHIATRY: JOINT WPA, WFSBP, AND CINP SYMPOSIUM

13:30-14:30

SPECIALIST CORNER - JOINT SESSION OF EXPERT GROUPS

16:15-17:15

SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON MULTI-MORBIDITY

17:30-18:30

SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON LIVED & FAMILY EXPERIENCE

08:00-09:00

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: RAPID CYCLING BIPOLAR DISORDER (RCBD)

09:15-10:15

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

12:10-13:10

COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS AND ACCESS INEQUALITIES

13:30-14:30

STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 02: SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD: BEREAVEMENT CARE AND PARENT–INFANT PSYCHOTHERAPY

16:15-17:15

BREAKING GROUND: INNOVATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH DRIVEN BY THE NEW GENERATION OF FEMALE INVESTIGATORS

17:30-18:30

ACROSS CULTURES, ACROSS CONTINENTS: YOUTH VOICES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PSYCHIATRY

08:00-09:00

HEALTHY AGING AND COMPASSION

09:15-10:15

MULTINATIONAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION’S FLEXIBLE INTERVIEW FOR THE ICD-11: RESULTS FROM A PROGRAM OF INTERNATIONAL FIELD TESTING

13:30-14:30

PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: COERCION IN PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT

16:15-17:45

PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: ETHICAL ISSUES: PHYSICIAN ASSISTED DEATH IN PSYCHIATRY

08:00-09:00

SCHIZOPHRENIA, AUTISM AND CATATONIA: NOSOLOGY, OVERLAP AND DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS

09:15-10:15

DILEMMAS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF PARENTING SKILLS IN PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDER

13:30-14:30

DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: YOUTH IN CRISIS: SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL, GLOBAL CONTEXTS, AND PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION

16:15-17:15

FROM PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY TO NEURODIVERSE IDENTITY – THE CHANGING CONCEPT OF AUTISM.

17:30-18:30

CHARACTERIZING EATING DISORDERS: FROM SEVERITY DEFINITIONS TO LONG-LASTING FORMS

08:00-09:00

PERINATAL PROGRAMMING OF PSYCHOSIS: PLACENTAL, IMMUNE, METABOLIC, AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS

09:15-10:15

EDUCATION IN PSYCHIATRY – CURRENT PRACTICE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

13:30-14:30

CARING FOR CARERS: THE ROLE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

16:15-17:15

IMPORTANCE AND CHALLENGES OF TRANSITIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CARE

17:30-18:30

SEX, SUBSTANCES, AND MENTAL HEALTH IN LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES: WHAT PSYCHIATRISTS NEED TO KNOW

08:00-09:00

SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH UNITS: PRESCRIBING PRACTICES, NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS, AND PATHWAYS TO BETTER CARE

09:15-10:15

NORDIC PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSLATING AND IMPLEMENTING THE ICD-11 CHAPTER ON MENTAL, BEHAVIOURAL AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

13:30-14:30

RETHINKING CASE FORMULATION ACROSS CULTURAL CONTEXTS

16:15-17:15

THE CURRENT STATUS OF PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS: AGREEMENT, VALIDITY AND PRACTICE. SWEDISH ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC TRAINEES SYMPOSIUM.

17:30-18:30

EMERGING CLINICAL AND PRECLINICAL DATA IN PEDIATRIC ACUTE-ONSET NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYNDROME (PANS)

08:00-09:00

SCALING ACCESS, STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS: PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL MODELS

09:15-10:15

PROGRESS IN WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH

12:00-13:30

MEDICAL STUDENTS SESSION

13:30-14:30

THE DOPAMINE TRAP: A TRANSCULTURAL ANALYSIS OF SCREEN DEPENDENCY AND SCHOOL REFUSAL IN ADOLESCENTS

16:15-17:15

INTERDISCIPLINARY AND TRANSCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE’S EFFECT ON MENTAL HEALTH

17:30-18:30

THE LEGACY OF SEMYON GLUZMAN: HUMAN RIGHTS AS A CORE PRINCIPLE IN PSYCHIATRY

08:00-09:00

MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR TRAUMA IN EMERGENCIES: FROM PREVENTION TO TREATMENT

09:15-10:15

DIFFICULT CASES 01

12:00-12:30

MEET THE EXPERT 01

13:30-14:30

WPA QUIZ

16:15-17:15

BEYOND GLYCEMIC CONTROL: ADDRESSING DIABETES DISTRESS TO OPTIMIZE PATIENT OUTCOMES

17:30-18:30

FILMS SESSION

08:00-09:00

SCALABLE, EQUITABLE MODELS FOR INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH AND NCD CARE IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS IN AFRICA

09:15-10:15

ADDICTIVE DISORDERS AND BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN: BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVES

13:30-14:30

PSYCHIATRIC PRESENTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY AND NEUROIMMUNE CONDITIONS: RED FLAGS AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

16:15-17:15

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 06: MOOD DISORDERS: MECHANISMS, RISK FACTORS AND NOVEL TREATMENTS

17:30-18:30

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 08: DIGITAL PSYCHIATRY & AI

08:00-09:00

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 03: ADDICTIONS: FROM SUBSTANCES TO BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

09:15-10:35

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 04: GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH: BRIDGING TREATMENT GAPS WORLDWIDE

13:30-14:30

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 05: SCHIZOPHRENIA & PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

16:15-17:15

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 07: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE DIGITAL AGE

17:30-18:30

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 09: TRAUMA, CONFLICT AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: STIGMA & RECOVERY 01

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CONSULTATION LIAISON 01

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 01

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PERINATAL & WOMEN'S HEALTH 01

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY 01

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROMODULATION

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: SUICIDOLOGY & CRISIS 01

12:15-13:00

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: SUICIDOLOGY & CRISIS 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: FORENSIC & MILITARY

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: DIGITAL & AI PSYCHIATRY 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: DIGITAL & AI PSYCHIATRY 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PERSONALITY DISORDERS

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 01

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 03

09:00-09:15

SHORT BREAK

10:15-10:45

COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING

12:00-13:30

BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING

14:30-14:45

BREAK

15:45-16:15

COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING

17:15-17:30

SHORT BREAK

Friday, 25 September, 2026

Time

Victoria Hall

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STATE OF THE ART SESSION 05: CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS IN PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE

09:15-10:15

DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH IN CONTEXT: VULNERABILITY, REPRODUCTIVE TRANSITIONS, AND SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION

10:45-11:45

PLENARY SESSION 05: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRY IN THE AFRICAN CONTINENT

13:30-14:30

INTERNAL AND CROSS-BORDER MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAS: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT

14:45-15:45

PLENARY SESSION 06: THE ROLE OF PSYCHIATRISTS IN RESPONDING TO HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES

16:15-17:15

DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: ETHICS, COGNITION, AND GENOMIC FRAMEWORKS IN CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRY

17:30-18:30

STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 07: MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, ACCESS, AND REHABILITATION

08:00-09:00

SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON PHYSICAL EXERCISE & LIFESTYLE: THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH IN PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS

09:15-10:15

EFFECTIVENESS, SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY: AN EVIDENCE-BASED RESPONSE TO THE WHO

12:00-13:00

Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD): Practice in Action

13:30-14:30

BREAKING TREATMENT BARRIERS IN ADHD AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - ADDRESSING AN UNMET NEED

16:15-17:15

SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES - THE CHALLENGE OF ETHICS AND LAW TO THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY

17:30-18:30

MENTAL DISORDERS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS – A LEGAL AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS

08:00-09:00

NEUROBIOLOGICAL MARKERS AS PREDICTORS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER: RELEVANCE, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES

09:15-10:15

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: HUMAN RIGHTS AND PSYCHIATRY: MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER

12:00-13:00

FILM SCREENING - QUITAPENAS

13:30-14:30

THE PRODIGIOUS WORLDWIDE EMERGENCE OF EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY

16:15-17:15

ADVANCES IN DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH: RCTS, AI APPLICATIONS, AND WPA GUIDELINES

17:30-18:30

HIV AND MENTAL HEALTH: CLINICAL CHALLENGES AND SCIENTIFIC INEQUALITIES

08:00-09:00

TEACHING LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN PSYCHIATRIC TRAINING: A GLOBAL SURVEY

09:15-10:15

STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 06: ETHICS, VULNERABILITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH LAW

13:30-14:30

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY, CURRENT POSITION, BASED ON NEUROIMAGING, REAL-WORLD DATA, AND A NEW RCT

16:15-17:15

PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD?

17:30-18:30

PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: DSM AND ICD-11

08:00-09:00

SYSTEMATIC EVIDENCE AND CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING IN THE CARE OF MINORS WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA

09:15-10:15

DEBATE: ADHD - ADJUNCTIVE STIMULANT FOR DEPRESSION TREATMENT – PRO-CON?

13:30-14:30

WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: FROM POLICY TO PRACTICE

16:15-17:15

IMPROVING PSYCHIATRIC OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY CARE USING A COLLABORATIVE, EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DATA FROM CANADA AND SOMALILAND

17:30-18:30

WPA PUBLICATIONS SESSION

08:00-09:00

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE PERFECT: HISTORICAL AND CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE LGBTQ+ AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHIATRY

09:15-10:15

ECO-PSYCHIATRY: ECO-CRISIS OR EXISTENTIAL CRISIS?

13:30-14:30

MIGRANT MENTAL HEALTH AND TREATMENT IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

16:15-17:15

MICROGLIA AT THE SYNAPSE – DECIPHERING THE RELEVANT AND TARGETABLE MECHANISMS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

17:30-18:30

GLOBAL PREVENTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS, AND INTEGRATED IDD CARE

08:00-09:00

NORDIC PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHIATRY - RAPID PRESENTATIONS

09:15-10:15

MENTAL STRESS AND CRISES IN WAR TIME

13:30-14:30

CANNABIS USE, CANNABIS INDUCED PSYCHOSIS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA

16:15-17:15

WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE: FROM ADOLESCENCE TO MIDLIFE—POPULATION EVIDENCE AND PRECISION PREVENTION

17:30-18:30

NEUROBIOLOGICAL, TRANSDIAGNOSTIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

08:00-09:00

SPIRITUALITY TO EMPOWER LIVED EXPERIENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE: WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVES AND ADVANCES

09:15-10:15

CLIMATE CHANGE AS A CONFLICT MULTIPLIER: PSYCHIATRIC CONSEQUENCES IN FRAGILE AND POST-CONFLICT SETTINGS

13:30-14:30

ADOLESCENT LOVE: PSYCHIATRIC & FORENSIC ASPECTS

16:15-17:15

PERIPARTUM MENTAL HEALTH AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN: NEUROIMAGING MARKERS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

17:30-18:30

DIGITAL FRONTIER, HUMAN FOUNDATION: INTEGRATING TECH TO ELEVATE PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES

08:00-09:00

PSYCHONEUROIMMUNONDOCRINOLOGY OF STRESS, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY DISORDERS

09:15-10:15

DIFFICULT CASES 02

12:00-13:00

MEET THE EXPERT 02

13:30-14:40

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 13: MOOD DISORDERS & DEPRESSION

16:15-17:15

WPA 3-MINUTE COMPETITION 01

17:30-18:30

COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRY REHABILITATION IN ASIA

08:00-09:00

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 10: CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH

09:15-10:15

TAILORING ISSUES OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY (R/S) IN PSYCHIATRY FROM A MULTI-CONTINENTAL, SCIENCE-BASED PERSPECTIVE

13:30-14:30

WPA MEET THE CANDIDATES

16:15-17:15

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 15: SPECIAL POPULATIONS & PERINATAL CARE

17:30-18:30

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 16: PUBLIC HEALTH & EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY

08:00-09:00

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 11: INNOVATIONS IN PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING

09:15-10:15

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 12: STIGMA, FAITH AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH

13:30-14:30

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 14: SUICIDE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES

16:15-17:15

SCIENTIFIC SESSION: FROM ASPIRATION TO ACCOUNTABILITY: MENTAL HEALTH, BRAIN HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS

17:30-18:30

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 17: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND NEUROSCIENCE

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: STIGMA & RECOVERY 03

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CONSULTATION LIAISON 03

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 04

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CONSULTATION LIAISON 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 04

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 04

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 04

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PERINATAL & WOMEN'S HEALTH 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 04

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: SUICIDOLOGY & CRISIS 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY 02

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 04

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: DIGITAL & AI PSYCHIATRY 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: EDUCATION & TRAINING

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 04

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 03

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: EATING DISORDERS

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS 01: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 01

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: STIGMA & RECOVERY 02

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: LIFESTYLE & SLEEP

15:45-16:15

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 01

09:00-09:15

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10:15-10:45

COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING

11:45-13:30

BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING

14:30-14:45

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15:45-16:15

BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING

17:15-17:30

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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

Hall K16

Station 01

Station 02

Station 03

Station 04

Station 05

Station 06

Station 07

Station 08

Station 09

Station 10

Exhibition Area

08:00

09:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

08:00-09:00

STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM 08: Global Challenges and the Role of Psychiatry

09:15-10:15

PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION

10:45-11:45

PLENARY SESSION 07: ADDICTION SCIENCE AS A WINDOW INTO BRAIN FUNCTION

13:30-14:30

PLENARY SESSION 08: MOTHERS WITH ADHD. THE CHALLENGE OF RAISING CHILDREN WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD OR TOPIC OF HER CHOICE

14:45-15:45

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY VIEW OF ASSESSMENT, GUIDELINES, TREATMENT AND FUTURE CONCERNS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ON MENTAL HEALTH

16:00-17:00

PLENARY SESSION 09 - CLOSING & JEAN DELAY PRIZE LECTURE

08:00-09:00

ADVANCED SURGICAL THERAPIES FOR REFRACTORY PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS - PRACTICAL INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE & COLLABORATION

09:15-10:15

SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH

14:45-15:45

SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON CULTURE

08:00-09:00

PSYCHIATRY, LAW AND ETHICS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD: HUMAN RIGHTS, NEUROSCIENCE, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC CHALLENGES AND END-OF-LIFE CARE

09:15-10:15

THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRIC DEPRESCRIBING: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW EVIDENCE AND INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL STRATEGIES

14:45-15:45

MENTAL HEALTH UNDER FIRE: LESSONS FROM GAZA, SUDAN, AND BEYOND

08:00-09:00

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE: LESSONS FROM DENMARK, AUSTRALIA, AND THE UNITED STATES

09:15-10:15

DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: BUILDING RESILIENT MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE

14:45-15:45

NEW QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES IN PSYCHIATRY

09:15-10:15

WPA SUICIDOLOGY SECTION: INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL, CONTEXTUAL, AND IMPLEMENTATION PERSPECTIVES IN SUICIDE PREVENTION

14:45-15:45

DEBATE: ASSISTED SUICIDE

08:00-09:00

CLOSING THE GAP IN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS IN GLOBAL PSYCHIATRY: FROM EPIDEMIOLOGY TO IMPLEMENTATION AND CARE

09:15-10:15

COMPASSION IN FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY

14:45-15:45

ADVANCEMENTS IN PSYCHIATRIC GENETICS: FROM VARIANT DISCOVERY TO BIOLOGICAL MECHANISM AND CLINICAL ACTIONABILITY

08:00-09:00

REAL WORLD BRAIN STIMULATION RESEARCH

09:15-10:15

DECIPHERING THE HEART-MIND CONNECTION: LEVERAGING NORDIC GENEALOGY AND GLOBAL COHORTS TO MAP PSYCHIATRIC AND CARDIOMETABOLIC COMORBIDITY

14:45-15:45

INTERGENERATIONAL INHERITANCE OF PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS AND RESILIENCE

08:00-09:00

FROM BRAIN NETWORKS TO SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE: TRANSLATING NEURAL MECHANISMS OF AMOTIVATION AND ANHEDONIA INTO DAILY LIFE

09:15-10:15

WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRANSCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES

14:45-15:45

SHARED CHALLENGES AND UNEXPECTED LESSONS: MENTAL HEALTH CARE BY COUNTRIES’ INCOME LEVEL.

08:00-09:00

"WHERE PSYCHIATRY MEETS SOCIETY “ SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PSYCHIATRIST: CROSS-CULTURAL REFLECTIONS

09:15-10:15

WPA 3-MINUTE COMPETITION 02

12:00-13:00

MEET THE EXPERT 03

14:45-15:45

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 19: EDUCATION, ETHICS & CLINICAL PRACTICE

08:00-09:00

STRENGTHENING WPA PSYCHIATRIC EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING

09:15-10:15

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 18: ART, CULTURE & INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

14:45-15:45

FREE COMMUNICATIONS 20: NEUROMODULATION, SLEEP & IMMUNOLOGY

08:00-09:00

DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH - PART OF THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION?

09:15-10:15

FROM SIGNAL TO SIGNIFICANCE: THE CURRENT AND FUTURE ROLE OF BIOMARKERS IN PSYCHIATRY

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: STIGMA & RECOVERY 04

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOTHERAPY

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CONSULTATION LIAISON 04

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ETHICS & HUMAN RIGHTS

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 05

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 06

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 05

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MISCELLANEOUS 06

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 05

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PUBLIC HEALTH & EPIDEMIOLOGY 06

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 05

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 05

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 05

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PSYCHOSIS & SCHIZOPHRENIA 06

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 05

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: TRANSCULTURAL & MIGRATION 06

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROIMAGING 02

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: ADDICTIONS & SUBSTANCE USE 02

10:15-10:45

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: CHILD & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY 06

12:15-13:30

PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: SUICIDOLOGY & CRISIS

09:00-09:15

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10:15-10:45

COFFEE BREAK AND E-POSTER VIEWING

11:45-13:30

BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING

14:30-14:45

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15:45-16:00

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