2023 EPA congress

This year’s EPA congress takes place in Paris, March 25-28 2023.

This year, the programme is rich in suicide-related sessions led by or including the EPA suicidology section members. Here’s the list of the sessions to look forward to:

EPA Courses – Euthanasia and assisted suicide: legal and ethical aspects and ethical principles in mental health care. Danuta Wasserman (Sweden) & Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Germany) – 25/03/2023 | 13:30 – 17:00 | 07. Room 141

Symposium – Hosting NPA – French Psychiatric Associations Symposium: Precision Psychiatry: the new horizon, Chair: Nicolas Hoertel (France) , Eduard Vieta (Spain) – 26/03/2023 | 08:00 – 09:30 | 02. Room Ternes

Precision suicidology Philippe Courtet (France)

Workshop – How to deal with co-mortality and suicide within substance use disorders. Chair: Geert Dom (Belgium) – 26/03/2023 | 10:00 – 11:30 | 07. Room 141

Alcohol use and suicide in Lithuania: proximity shouting out loud Darius Jokubonis (Lithuania)
Suicidality and self-injury behaviours due to the use of novel psychotropic substances (NPS) Laura Orsolini (Italy)
Suicidal behaviour and substance use disorders with prison populations Massimo Clerici (Italy)
The impact of suicidal patients on inpatient nurses and caregivers: interventions, attitudes and skills Tine Maes (Belgium)
Gender differences in suicide and suicide attempts among patients in AUD treatment Jorgen Bramness (Norway)

Symposium – New research on media coverage of mental illness and suicide: implications for stigma, suicide mortality and social inclusion. Chair: Rob Whitley (Canada) , Juan Pablo Carrasco Picazo (Spain) – 27/03/2023 | 10:00 – 11:30 | 07. Room 141

Changing Media Coverage of Mental Illness and Suicide: Results from a Multi-Year Canadian Action Research Study. Rob Whitley (Canada)
Spanish media coverage of youth mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic Juan Pablo Carrasco Picazo (Spain)
The Werther effect in social networks: a systematic review Serena Calvo Satorres (Spain)
A Film-based Workshop to Teach Young People about Suicide John Goodwin (Ireland)

Oral Communications 7: Suicidal behaviours– Chair: Aiste Lengvenyte (France) – 27/03/2023 | 08:00 – 09:30 | 08. Room Passy

Symposium – Suicidology and brain imaging Chair: Philippe Courtet (France) , Maria Gloria Rossetti (Italy) – 28/03/2023 | 10:00 – 11:30 | 03. Room Passy A

Mental pain and suicide risk: implications for neuroimaging Maurizio Pompili (Italy)
The ventrolateral prefrontal cortex: a region of interest in suicidal behaviour Emilie Olié (France)
Deep brain stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle in patients with major depression: putative effects on depression, anhedonia and suicidality Jair Soares (United States)
An Internet-Based Multi-Approach Intervention Targeting University Students Suffering from Psychological Problems: MindBlooming Raffaella Calati (Italy)

Symposium – Psychological trauma in the digital era, Chair: Umberto Volpe (Italy) , Laura Orsolini (Italy) – 28/03/2023 | 10:00 – 11:30 | 05. Room 153

Positive and negative correlates of social media use, including agression, trauma and suicide Ekin Sönmez-Güngör (Türkiye)

Workshop – The importance of social connectedness for mental health, Chair: Danuta Wasserman (Sweden) , Andrea Fiorillo (Italy) – 28/03/2023 | 13:15 – 14:45 | 03. Room Passy A

Social connectedness and suicide in patients with severe mental disorders. Danuta Wasserman (Sweden)
The impact of mental pain and childhood traumatic experiences in patients with severe mental disorders Maurizio Pompili (Italy)
Loneliness in Young Adults During the First Wave of COVID-19 Lockdown Mario Luciano (Italy)
Social connectedness in older adults Cécile Hanon (France)
Minority Stress and Mental Health Antonio Ventriglio (Italy)

The full congress programme can be found on the congress website

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