Early-bird registration closes February 12th 2019

"Developmental Psychiatry in a Globalized World"

The ESCAP 2019 congress in Vienna, Austria is co-organized by the Austrian Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (ÖGKJP). Planning is well under way and there are key dates to keep in mind. Early-bird registration closes 12th February, don't delay.

 

Click on the below links to get all the information you'll need.

   

 

 

VIENNA KEYNOTE SPEAKER INTERVIEW 

 

Michael Pluess is a chartered psychologist and reader (associate professor) in developmental psychology at the Queen Mary, University of London. He specialises in environmental sensitivity, an important basic trait which allows an individual to adapt to their environment, people differ in their level of sensitivity. His recent work includes the development of the Highly Sensitive Child scale. He speaks to ESCAP ahead of his keynote presentation in Vienna. View his interview.

 

 

The Austrian Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has secured funding to offer 10 scholarships for young researchers and clinicians-in-training for child and adolescent psychiatry from certain European countries, in order for them to attend the ESCAP Vienna 2019 congress. Find out more.

 

 

 

The Jacobs Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2019 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. The prize awards outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all scholarly disciplines aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children and youth. Deadline for applications is the 1 March 2019. Find out more.

• ESCAP 2019 Vienna: president interview, registration & scholarships

  
  The ESCAP Vienna congress president Andreas Karwautz provides us with two video interviews on the organisation of the event and reasons why you should come to Vienna, as if you need any more. Early bird registration of delegates will close on 12 Feb 2019 and 10 scholarships are now available. The congress is under the responsibility of the Austrian ESCAP member, ÖGKJP. Find out more on the official website.

• ECAP, DECEMBER ISSUE

  Mental health and psychiatry

  
  

  Bruno Falissard addresses three main issues in his editorial that surround the mental health of youth today. He speaks of the "grey area" between mental health and child and adolescent psychiatry, the impact of our society on these terms and the challenges the future holds. This issue also has an ESCAP Communication on inpatient care in Serbia. View all contents of the new ECAP December issue.

• Tweets from @ESCAPonline

• KEYNOTE AT ESCAP 2019

  Psychotherapy: compulsory for every psychiatrist

  

  Professor Franz Resch pleads for a key role for psychotherapeutic skills in the psychiatric practice. “Psychotherapy must be a standard part of the training of every psychiatrist”, he says.
  View all of his arguments, or read the Franz Resch interview on adolecents at high risk. Resch is a keynote speaker at the 2019 ESCAP Congress in Vienna.

• ESCAP 2019 speaker

  Anke Hinney interview

  

  Anke Hinney is a professor of molecular genetics working in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. In her latest interview with ESCAP, she describes the techniques behind genome-wide association studies and how her research team are using them to screen DNA or genomes markers in patients suffering with eating disorders and body weight regulation disorders. Read more.

• IFP WORLD CONGRESS

  Prof Kizilhan: the impact of extreme trauma and terror

  Professor Jan Ilhan Kizilhan (University of Baden-Württemberg, Germany), psychologist and trauma expert, gave a keynote lecture on the damage of IS violence against Yazidi women and their community at the 2018 IFP World Congress of Psychotherapy in Amsterdam. He explained what happens when individual violence adds up with genocide and oppression over generations, and how he organized treatment for women and children, suffering from extreme trauma. Read more.

• ALAN APTER INTERVIEW

  Prevention of suicidal behaviour in adolescents

  

  “The idea is to try and encourage adolescents and children to feel more free about asking for help”, says Dr Alan Apter of Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petach Tikva (Israel). Read the exclusive Alan Apter interview on ESCAP’s research pages, including abstracts and original presentations, backgrounds, and publications.

• LARGE SAMPLE STUDY

  High prevalence of mental disorders in Austrian adolescents

  A large sample epidemiological study to assess the prevalence of mental disorders in Austrian adolescents between 10 and 18 years has now been published in ECAP, the official ESCAP journal. The Austrian and British investigators conclude that "DSM-5 mental health disorders are highly prevalent among Austrian adolescents" and recommend that "early access to effective interventions for these problems is needed to reduce burden due to mental health disorders." Read the article (open access) or download the pdf.

• Trilingual interview

  Growing up poor: a high-risk transition

  

  Inequality is related to the onset of mental health problems, confirms Maria Melchior, member of ERES, the prominent social epidemiology research team of the collaborating Paris universities. Melchior was the opening keynote lecturer at the ESCAP 2017 Congress about Social inequalities in children’s mental health. Read the interview in English, French or German and learn about her answers to the high risks of low socioeconomic status (SES). 

• Fonagy: ESCAP Expert Article on borderline personality disorder

  

  Professor Peter Fonagy wrote an ESCAP Expert Article on borderline personality disorder in adolescence. This "research review with implications for clinical practice" was published in the November issue of the ECAP Journal.
  View Peter Fonagy's 100+ slides presentation, read the interview or watch his comments on video.

• Mood problems: the person-centred approach

  

  Professor Patrick Luyten (Leuven, London), pleads for a more person-centred approach of mood problems in young people, a greater focus on developmental factors and underlying vulnerability, and less parent blaming. Luyten was a keynote speaker at the 2017 ESCAP Congress in Geneva. Read the interview.