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ISPS in Perugia, September 2022

​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved

ISPS in Perugia, September 2022

​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved

ISPS in Perugia, September 2022

​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved

ISPS in Perugia, September 2022

​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved

ISPS in Perugia, September 2022

​photos from the ISPS 2022 congress in Perugia, by Jens Roved
ISPS Helsinki 2024

Are you able to support the fundraiser today?
The fund is to support –in particular – the participation of people with lived experience, their family members, students, and/or people living in developing countries

We hope to raise enough funds to enable several people to take part in ISPS 2024, who would not otherwise be able to do so for financial reasons

Suggested donation:

$5 – $50 (according to your means)
Every little amount given to support the fund helps and is much appreciated

Please add the note “ISPS 2024” when donating

You can donate here

Thank you!

ISPS supports
A Call to Action on Racism and Social Justice in Mental Health and Brian Koehler's petition to the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization to drop the highly stigmatizing, scientifically-challenged term "schizophrenia".
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ISPS 2024 will take place 5-8th June 2024 in Helsinki, Finland.
The call for abstracts is open!
Call for abstracts here
#isps2024 #ispsinternational

SAVE THE DATE!
ISPS is mourning the loss of one of our esteemed elders, Yrjö Alanen
who passed away at the age of 95 on December 26 in Turku, Finland. For more information on Professor Alanen’s life, and influential work, read this biography written by former ISPS president Manuel González de Chávez.
"Modern Understanding of Psychosis: from brain disease to stress disorder" recent article in Psychosis by Dr Jan Olav Johannessen and colleagues
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Did you miss the ISPS webinar "Learning from each other"?
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What is psychosis?
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Did you miss the Open Dialogue and Psychosis conference?
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What's so special about ISPS Conferences?
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Welcome to ISPS

ISPS is an international organization promoting psychological and social 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, people with lived experience, family members and carers.

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

ISPS: Our mission,
history and what we do

ISPS Publications

There are now over 20 books in the ISPS collection and several others are "in the pipeline"
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Family members and carers involvement in ISPS

ISPS welcomes and encourages the involvement of family members and carers in the society and is constantly looking for ways to expand their participation.
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Survivors of psychosis

ISPS and its membership officially welcomed the involvement of survivors pf psychosis with the election of the first person with lived experience onto the Executive Committee (EC) in 2012.
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Upcoming Events

05 June, 2024

ISPS 2024: The 23rd International Congress of the ISPS

12:00 am - 12:00 am
28 September, 2023

ISPS Sweden 2023 conference: Trauma och Psykos

12:00 am - 12:00 am
10 October, 2023

ISPS-CH meeting on the 10th of October 2023 in Lausanne

12:00 am - 12:00 am
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