Institute of Psychiatry | Events

2012-07-10T09:00:00

The Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) programme taught on this course is an individual psychological therapy which aims to improve thinking skills, such as concentration, memory and problem-solving, in people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. In previous research trials of the programme, people who received CRT made significantly greater improvements in memory and flexible thinking than people

2012-03-07T18:00:00

Wake up to the Unconscious Date

2012-02-24T14:00:00

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2012-02-24T09:00:00

The Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science Teaching Unit, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, is pleased to invite you to their forthcoming event. Despite considerable mental and physical health co-morbidities in people with autism spec-trum disorders and the availability of effective assessment strategies, the disorder c

2012-03-01T09:00:00

The SAPROF has recently been developed as an instrument for the structured assessment of protective factors for violence risk. Following the SPJ model, the SAPROF was designed as a positive addition to other SPJ risk assessment tools, such as the HCR-20, creating a more bal-anced assessment of risk for future (sexual) violence. The SAPROF aims to contribute to an increasingly accurate and well-rou

2012-03-05T08:30:00

This conference is free to all those invited. All participants are required to register for the conference. Due to limited number of places available we advise the earliest possible registration. Registrations will close on Friday 24th February. The SIPS alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI) research programme was funded by the UK Department of Health in 2006 as part of the national A

2012-02-10T10:00:00

’Myths, Methods and Making a Difference’ The field of Special Educational Needs has so much to learn from recent developments in Neuroscience. With a new generation of children entering our schools with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (CLDD), teachers need new insights that can illuminate the learning pathways of these children. This conference is the first event for the new Neur

2012-02-27T09:30:00

The Mother and Baby Unit at Bethlem Royal Hospital is holding a conference for GPs, commissioners, social workers and family court lawyers. The day is an opportunity to find out more about the Mother and Baby Unit which specialises in the treatment of antenatal and postnatal mental illness. There will be speakers from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) as well as the Institute

2012-05-23T09:00:00

This one-day national conference is about achieving the best possible outcomes for patients with mental health conditions. It is an opportunity for GPs, hospital specialists and other partners in mental health from local authorities, the private and third sector to share ideas on how to commission and deliver mental health services now and in the future. The Mental Health Forum will cover key cl

2012-02-13T16:30:00

2012-02-09T18:30:00

The aim of the IoP Cafe Scientifique is to get the South London community in contact with scientists and clinicians at the Institute of Psychiatry in a relaxed atmosphere, encouraging the exchange of knowledge, ideas and science. Dr Amy Pooler, an expert on Alzheimer’s disease, will explain the pathology of this devastating disorder as well as highlight current therapies and research advances in

2012-03-23T09:30:00

Mental health professionals frequently encounter people who report experiences of God or supernatural beings speaking or acting through them to reveal important truths. In some cases it is difficult to know to what extent such experiences are best explained as ‘illness’, or represent experiences which are accepted and valued within a person’s religious or cultural context. Indeed, revelatory exper

2012-02-14T12:00:00

Proteomics Interest Group at the Institute of Psychiatry Title: “The failure of perivascular drainage of amyloid beta and pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Speaker: Dr Roxana Carare MD PhD Seminar Room 3, Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill Campus
Tuesday 14^th February, 12:00-13:00Hrs