Welcome to ISPS

ISPS is an international organization promoting psychotherapy and psychological treatments for persons with psychosis (a term which includes persons diagnosed with "schizophrenia"). We are committed to advancing education, training and knowledge of mental health professionals in the treatment and prevention of psychotic mental disorders. We seek to achieve the best possible outcomes for service user/survivors of psychosis by engaging in meaningful partnership with health professionals, service user/survivors, families and carers.

The ISPS Charter of Good Practice in Psychological Therapies for People Experiencing Psychosis

Latest News

News from the ISPS

Take a look at the wide range of exciting regional ISPS events taking place in the coming months - organised by ISPS networks around the world

Just published in the ISPS series! CBT for Psychosis: Process-oriented Therapies and the Third Wave. Edited by Caroline Cupitt

The 2017 Impact Factor for the ISPS Journal Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches, is 1.151. It has recently increased from 0.895 to 1.151 (Copyright © 2018 Clarivate Analytics) and the journal is now ranked as follows in Clarivate Analytics’ subject categories: Psychology, Clinical = 94/127 and Psychiatry Ss = 105/142

Petition to drop the term schizophrenia

Please consider signing Brian Koehler's petition to the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization, supported by the ISPS, to drop the highly stigmatizing, scientifically-challenged term "schizophrenia" read more

ISPS Rotterdam 2019

Stranger in the City - On the circular relationship between alienation and psychosis and the healing power of human reconnection

The 21st International Congress of the ISPS - call for papers coming soon

28th August - 1st September 2019 in Rotterdam SAVE THE DATE!

Psychosis is more common in big cities, defragmented neighborhoods and among migrants living apart. Why? In this conference epidemiologic researchers, cultural scientists, clinicians and people with psychotic experiences and their families will discuss to answer this question and what to do about it.

Have you read the Spring 2018 ISPS Newsletter?

Keynote presentations from the 20th International Conference of the ISPS in Liverpool now available

'What is psychosis?' video This film clip can be used for events and trainings, it's a good springboard for discussion. Please share widely!

Would you like to sign the ISPS Liverpool conference Declaration for Change?

The ISPS Liverpool 2017 conference was driven by our belief that fundamental changes are needed if people who experience psychosis are to have their psychological and social care needs met adequately. The following statement, our ‘Liverpool Declaration’ sets out our beliefs about the kind of changes that are needed. Find out more, and ADD YOUR NAME to the growing list of over 150 individuals and organisations who support the Liverpool Declaration HERE

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ISPS Publications

ISPS Book Series

There are now over 20 books in the ISPS collection and several others are "in the pipeline". Learn more

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Families and Carers

Family members and carers involvement in ISPS

ISPS welcomes and encourages the involvement of family members and carers in the society and is looking to expand their participation. The International Conference of ISPS in New York (March 2015) attracted a greater number of family members than previous conferences and several presentations and workshops included family members. ISPS maintains an e-mail discussion group for ISPS members who are carers / have a family member who has experienced psychosis. The members of the group offer each other support, discuss and debate issues relevant to their experiences, and liaise with the ISPS Executive Committee. If you are interested in joining the email group please contact isps@isps.org

Further information for families of persons with psychosis can be found on our Learning Tools pages.

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Survivors of psychosis

ISPS and its membership officially welcomed the involvement of survivors with the election of the first service user / survivor onto the Executive Committee (EC) in 2012. Two of the eight members of the current EC are survivors and ISPS is continually working towards expanding the participation of survivors in the work of the society. The International Conference of ISPS in New York in 2015 included presentations and workshops led by survivors and a very popular survivor/nurse joint presentation from colleagues in Norway. The 20th International Conference of the ISPS aims to expand the involvement of service users, survivors and nurses in the ISPS further information

Further information for survivors and about recovery from psychosis can be found on our Learning Tools pages.

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Discussion Groups

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ISPS Journal

The ISPS Journal Psychosis accepts personal and institutional subscriptions. All Individual Members of ISPS and members of regional ISPS groups receive quarterly issues of the journal as a membership benefit.

The ISPS Journal has recently been accepted by Web of Science