Institute of Psychiatry | Events

(2010-02-10)

2010-02-10T09:00:00

Meeting of the section of neuropsychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Neuropsychiatric Association; convened by Prof Michael Kopelman. An international assembly of over thirty leaders of their field will congregate at the Institute of Child Health.

(2010-02-10)

2010-02-10T10:00:00

ADHD is a common childhood disorder that persists into adult life in around two-thirds of cases. As part of our NIHR program ’crossing the divide’ we have identified high rates of ADHD within many areas of adult mental health including patients being treated for anxiety, addiction and within forensic psychiatry units. A particularly interesting study of ADHD within a Scottish p

(2010-02-10)

2010-02-10T11:30:00

All welcome to the IoP’s regular forum of critical appraisal Lunch served afterwards

(2010-02-10)

2010-02-10T16:30:00

The Psychosis Interest Group (PIG) is a weekly seminar series dedicated to psychosis research. There are 10 meetings each term, at which a comprehensive range of topics is discussed. The four main categories of interest are General Psychiatry; Affective Psychosis; Psychology; and Basic Science/Genetics, with one meeting each month for each topic. The PIG meetings are regularly attended by both cli

(2010-02-11)

2010-02-11T12:30:00

This weeks institute Drug Interest Group (iDIG) Is there evidence that chronic ketamine self-administration is associated with psychosis? Examining phenomenological, behavioural and neuroimaging data

(2010-02-12)

2010-02-12T10:30:00

e;The Neuroimaging Seminars are a weekly seminar series dedicated to neuroimaging research. There are 8 meetings each term covering a comprehensive range of topics including findings from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), in clinical, healthy human and animal populations. The Neuroimaging meetings are attended by a diverse group of clinicians, researchers and

(2010-02-18)

2010-02-18T15:30:00

Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Interest Group meets monthly at the IoP to share knowledge about emotion processing, emotional symptoms of psychiatric disorders and the role of emotion in social cognition in both healthy and psychiatric populations. This event is open to researchers and clinicians. Contact: Dr Simon Surguladze MD PhD: simon.2.surguladze@kcl.ac.uk

(2010-02-19)

2010-02-19T09:00:00

A one day master class for researchers and clinicians with little experience in genetics but who want to know more (6 CPD points) Fees: Early bird rate: £75.00 (ends 31st January 2010) Delegate rate: £100.00 Student rate: £50.00 For more information and to register please visit [link=/psycgenetics::www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/psycgenetics]

(2010-03-03)

2010-03-03T09:15:00

Key features include:

(2010-04-19)

2010-04-19T09:00:00
The Institute of Psychiatry presents a new educational initiative which will highlight and synthesise key advances in psychiatry and will serve as an annual landmark of progress in the field. We believe that this initiative will meet the challenge of translating scientific developments in mental health into advances in clinical care. There will be three themes covered each year selected to repr

(2010-04-23)

2010-04-23T09:00:00
Decisions on admission, transfer and discharge to and from secure psychiatric units are a key point on patient care pathways and have major clinical and financial implications, and may attract a high level of public (and media) interest. Given the clinical, legal, public and financial implications of these decisions it is essential practitioners are able to explain and justify their actions in the

(2010-05-24)

2010-05-24T09:00:00
The aim of this course is to assist practitioners working in civil mental health, forensic mental health and criminal justice settings to acquire skills in the assessment of risk for future violence in mentally disordered offenders Features and Learning Outcomes: · Recent developments in researc

(2010-05-27)

2010-05-27T09:30:00
It is now well established that perinatal mental disorders are the commonest complication of child bearing and can have a profound impact on maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. This conference will include results of innovative epidemiological studies and major trials of interventions for perinatal disorders. It will therefore be of great value to academics and clinicians working with wo

(2010-06-10)

2010-06-10T09:00:00

(2010-07-28)

2010-07-28T14:00:00
The 8th European ALS Young Investigator Meeting is being held July 28, 29, 30 2010 in London, England. It has been organised by an international scientific committee of world class researchers from the field of ALS/MND research.

Our aim is to bring together established clinicians and researchers with younger scientists, encouraging new ways of thinking and providing a platf

(2010-08-23)

2010-08-23T09:00:00
The annual International Mental Health short courses will continue to offer a week-long intensive training on key topics in international mental health. Students will be introduced to key themes and encouraged to develop their research questions. For further details please visit [link=/departments/?locator=4&context=1361::http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/departments/?locator=4&context=13

(2010-09-07)

2010-09-07T09:00:00
The course will look at the principles of mental health policy and consider examples of their implementation. Among the topics to be covered will be: financing and resource allocation; commissioning and governance; need, prevalance and demand; provision and delivery of treatment and support; stigma and discrimination; safeguarding; serious incidents and personality disorder; choice and control; sy

(2010-09-09)

2010-09-09T09:00:00
The two day course aims to provide students with an understanding of economic evaluation and its relevance to mental health research. The principle elements of an economic evolution will be introduced including the identification, measurement and valuation of costs, measurement of outcomes and methods of cost-effectiveness analysis. A range of examples from existing studies conducted by the course

(2010-09-20)

2010-09-20T09:00:00
Date and venue 20-22 September 2010 Friends House, , Descriptio