Dear Presidents and Representatives of the ESCAP country members, Over the last year, ESCAP has raised numerous concerns regarding the impact for our European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the many children and adolescent refugees arriving in the different countries of Europe. As a reaction, ESCAP initiated proj...
Leer másThe 17th international ESCAP Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, is currently accepting abstracts. This major event on child and adolescent psychiatry will take place at the Centre International de Conférences Genève – CICG, from 9 to 11 July 2017. Deadline for abstract submission: 30 December 2016. Go to the congress website....
Leer másChildren and adolescents are living in a world affected by continuous transitions. A phenomenon with a double meaning: it implies a life of change in a constantly evolving environment, as well as a possible a break of balance: a loss of equilibrium. Transition, the leading theme of the ESCAP 2017 Congress, contains many aspects ...
Leer másLos días 28 y 29 de Abril de 2016 se celebrarán en el Aula de Pediatría del Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona la 1ª edición del Taller sobre el TDAH y la 1ª Jornada de Actualización en TDAH
Leer másYa está disponible online el Boletín de la IACAPAP del mes de Febrero
Leer másEven though publication of scientific data in peer-reviewed journals is the aim of many child and adolescent psychiatrists and psychologists who are doing research, this form of publishing data also has some disadvantages: Only a limited group of practically working personnel has access to these journals, studies that don´t fin...
Leer másOne of the main aims of the International Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions is to improve health care for children and adolescents with mental disorders worldwide. In many countries of low to medium income, a well-grounded training for skilled personnel is not yet established. IACAPAP has started ...
Leer másThis year the world congress of the International Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) takes place in Calgary (Canada) between the 18th and the 22nd of September. Congress Chair is Chris Wilkes, head of the department of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Foothills Medical Centre (Alber...
Leer másThis online-textbook on mental health in childhood and adolescence is free of charge and gives an excellent overview of essential mental disorders in childhood and adolescence and associated topics. Currently, the textbook comprises 10 chapters: A comprehensive introduction is followed by chapters on risk- and resilience factors...
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