Program

Accepted Symposium

Break

Company Supported Sessions

Courses (pre-payment required)

Debate

Free Communications Session

Nordic Track

Original Sessions

Plenary / Presidential Session

Presidential Panel

Short Oral Poster

Specialist Corner

State of the Art Symposia

WPA Distinguished Lectures

WPA Meet the Candidates

WPA Publications Session

Wednesday, 23 September, 2026
Time Victoria Hall Hall A2 Hall A3 Hall A4 Hall A5 Hall A6 Hall A7 Hall A8 Hall A9 Hall K11 Exhibition Area Hall K12 Hall K6
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 05: ADVANCED SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT & PREVENTION
COURSE 06: APPROACH, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ADHD IN WOMEN ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: A COMPREHENSIVE, SKILLS-BASED CLINICAL COURSE
COURSE 07: ASSESSMENT OF ICD-11 PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND RELATED TRAITS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
COURSE 08: IMMUNOSYCHIATRY AND INFLAMMATION
COURSE 09: PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACHES TO TEAM-BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE IN PSYCHIATRY
COURSE 11: CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES FOR INTIMACY & SEX THERAPY
COURSE 10: WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH: CHANGING THE CULTURE
11:00-11:30
COFFEE BREAK
13:00-13:30
BREAK
13:30-14:30
OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSION 01: SCIENCE BEHIND INFLUENCE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) AND EQUALITY, INCLUSION, AND CULTURE (EDIT) ON MENTAL HEALTH
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
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: ONLINE SPACES IN YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION – THERAPEUTIC PROMISE AND DIGITAL DANGERS
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
15:30-17:30
SPECIALIST CORNER: DEMENTIA
16:30-16:45
SHORT BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
16:45-17:45
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: CULTURE AND MENTAL HEALTH
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
Thursday, 24 September, 2026
Time Victoria Hall 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 Exhibition Area
08:00-09:00
DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: LEGAL, ETHICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS DIMENSIONS OF PSYCHIATRY
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
SCIENTIFIC SESSION - NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
09:00-09:15
SHORT BREAK
09:15-10:15
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
SPECIALIST CORNER: DEPRESSION
DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
SCIENTIFIC SESSION - NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
DIFFICULT CASES 01
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
10:15-10:45
COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
10:15-10:45
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
10:45-11:15
PLENARY SESSION 02: MENTAL HEALTH: AN ECONOMIC CASE
11:15-11:45
PLENARY SESSION 03: DEMENTIA
11:45-12:00
PLENARY Q&A
11:45-13:30
SPONSORED SESSION (NOT INCLUDED IN MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
12:00-12:30
MEET THE EXPERT
12:00-13:30
BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
12:00-13:30
MEDICAL STUDENTS SESSION
12:15-13:30
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
13:30-14:30
PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: MODERN APPROACHES TO COMORBIDITY IN SOMATIC AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND VICE VERSA
DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: YOUTH ISOLATION AND CONSEQUENCES
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: COERCION IN PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
SCIENTIFIC SESSION - NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
WPA QUIZ
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
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
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
16:15-17:15
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
SPECIALIST CORNER: EATING DISORDERS
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
SCIENTIFIC SESSION - NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
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
SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON LIVED & FAMILY EXPERIENCE
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
SCIENTIFIC SESSION - NORDIC TRACK
WPA PUBLICATIONS SESSION
FILMS SESSION
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
Friday, 25 September, 2026
Time Victoria Hall 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 Exhibition Area
08:00-09:00
STATE OF THE ART SESSION
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
08:00-10:15
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
09:00-09:15
SHORT BREAK
09:15-10:15
DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: MENTAL HEALTH OF VULNERABLE FEMALES
SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: RICHNESS AND RELEVANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
DEBATE: ADHD - ADJUNCTIVE STIMULANT FOR DEPRESSION TREATMENT – PRO-CON?
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
DIFFICULT CASES 02
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
10:15-10:45
COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
10:15-10:45
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
10:45-11:45
PLENARY SESSION 05: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRY IN THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
11:45-13:30
COFFEE BREAK, EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER VIEWING
11:45-13:30
MEET THE EXPERT
MEET THE EXPERT
12:15-13:30
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
13:30-14:30
PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND GENERAL WELL-BEING ACROSS UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (COUNCIL)
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: WPA GLOBAL EDUCATION STUDY
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
WPA MEET THE CANDIDATES
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
16:00-16:30
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
16:15-17:15
DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INSIGHTS & GENOMIC FRAMEWORKS
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD?
DEBATE: ASSISTED SUICIDE
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
WPA 3-MINUTE COMPETITION 01
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
16:15-18:30
SPECIALIST CORNER: COMPLEX PTSD
17:15-17:30
SHORT BREAK
17:30-18:30
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
PRESIDENTIAL PANEL: DSM AND ICD-11
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
NORDIC TRACK
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
Saturday, 26 September, 2026
Time Victoria Hall 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 Exhibition Area
08:00-09:00
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
08:00-10:15
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
09:00-09:15
SHORT BREAK
09:15-10:15
PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: CHALLENGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION
SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON PHYSICAL EXERCISE & LIFESTYLE
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
DISTINGUISHED LECTURES: STRENGTHENING MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
STATE OF THE ART SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
WPA 3-MINUTE COMPETITION 02
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
10:15-10:45
COFFEE BREAK AND E-POSTER VIEWING
10:15-10:45
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
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
11:45-13:30
MEET THE EXPERT
12:15-13:30
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS
13:30-14:30
PLENARY SESSION 08: MOTHERS WITH ADHD. THE CHALLENGE OF RAISING CHILDREN WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD OR TOPIC OF HER CHOICE
14:30-14:45
SHORT BREAK
14:30-16:00
PANEL SESSION: INTERORGANIZATIONAL SESSION
14:45-15:45
STATE OF THE ART SESSION
SPECIALIST CORNER: EXPERT GROUP ON CULTURE
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
15:45-16:00
SHORT BREAK
15:45-16:45
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
ACCEPTED SYMPOSIUM
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
16:00-17:00
PLENARY SESSION 09 - CLOSING