News from ISPS  International

Welcome to ISPS

ISPS is an international organization promoting psychotherapy and psychological treatments for persons with schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions.

We are committed to advancing education, training and knowledge of mental health professionals in the treatment and prevention of psychotic mental disorders for the public benefit.

What's New

• David B Feinsilver Award deadline 15th December 2010. For further information  e-mail ISPS.

• The 18th International Symposium of ISPS will take place in Warsaw in 2013. Further details to be announced soon.
• Awards for Best Papers in First Volume of Psychosis
  
• Wiley has published a most interesting book: Psychosis, Trauma and Dissociation: Emerging Perspectives on Severe Psychopathology, by Andrew Moskowitz, Ingo Schafer and Martin Justin Dorahy. The book is reviewed in our journal Psychosis. ISPS members get a discount on the book by citing the promotion code. More on wiley.com
• WPA (World Psychiatric Association) has published recommended roles for psychiatrists on early intervention in psychosis. The advisory group was chaired by ISPS board member Brian Martindale."
• ISPS Journal, Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches
• ISPS members can now access Psychosis online. To obtain this membership benefit e-mail ISPS.

17th International Symposium of ISPS

Dubrovnik, Croatia

31st May-4th June 2011

PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR PSYCHOSES IN THE 21ST CENTURY - influencing brain, mind and society

Visit http://www.isps2011.org

15th December 2010

Deadline for abstracts, posters and workshop submissions

9th January 2011

Deadline for low registration fee

ISPS is now holding its international conferences every two years. We look forward to greeting you in the beautiful old Croatian city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic Coast.

Book Series

This series of books illuminates the efficacy of psychological approaches in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses. Written by ISPS members around the globe, these volumes reflect the compassionate and enlightened treatment patients worldwide are receiving.

Newest book in the ISPS Series

CBT for Psychosis:

A Symptom-based Approach

Edited by Roger Hagen, Douglas Turkington, Torkil Berge and Rolf W Gråwe.

	Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses Past, Present and Future   Edited by Yrjo O. Alanen, Manuel Gonzalez de Chavez, Ann-Louise S. Silver, Brian Martindale
	Making Sense of Madness Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia   By Jim Geekie, John Read

Awards for Best Papers in First Volume of Psychosis

The winners of the prizes for best papers for Volume One of Psychosis (2009) are as follows:

Category A: Research papers and literature reviews:

Bola J, Lehtinen K, Cullberg, J, Ciompi L. (2009). Psychosocial treatment, antipsychotic postponement, and low-dose medication strategies in first-episode psychosis: A review of the literature. Psychosis 1, 4-18.

This paper has been highlighted on numerous websites, e.g.

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140740.php

www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2009/03/20/psychosis

and was selected as one of the six research papers included in the fortnightly online Research Digest of the British Psychological Society (issue 137)

Category B: Experience-based articles (therapist or service user) and opinion pieces:

Lampshire D. (2009). Lies and lessons: Ramblings of an alleged mad woman. Psychosis, 1, 178-184.

The awards were decided by votes of members of the Editorial Board of Psychosis (except the Editor), the Executive Committee of ISPS, and the Chairpersons of local and national ISPS chapters.

The (first) author of each paper will receive £100 worth of books by Routledge.

ISPS Journal

Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches

The ISPS Journal is now accepting personal and institutional subscriptions. Please note that all individual members of ISPS will receive the journal as a membership benefit from 2009. ISPS Members please make sure you have paid your membership fees in order to receive your copy of this exciting new journal!

See the promotional flyer (to your right) for more information about the new ISPS Journal.

ISPS Journal homepage www.informaworld.com/psychosis

To submit a paper go to mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rpsy

ISPS also has a series of books. Find out more about titles in the series and how to order them here.

ORDER BOOKS IN THE ISPS SERIES ONLINE AT www.routledgementalhealth.co.uk

ISPS members can now access Psychosis online. To obtain this membership benefit e-mail ISPS.

Upcoming Conferences and Events

7th Making Sense of Psychosis Conference

April 19th (training workshops), 20th & 21st (seminars), 2010
University of Auckland, New Zealand

Keynote Speakers: Jacqui Dillon, Chairperson, UK Hearing Voices Network and Arana Pearson, Co-Chairperson, NZ Hearing Voices Network

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Schizophrenia Days Conference

3rd-5th November 2010 in Stavanger, Norway

Theme: All you need is love!

Website: www.schizofrenidagene.no

ISPS-US 11th Annual Meeting

November 5th-7th 2010 at the Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Psychosis, Trauma and Human Connections: Building Community

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Website: www.isps-us.org

7th Biennial Conference of the International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA)

Early Psychoses: A Lifetime Perspective

29th November - 1st December 2010 in Amsterdam

Website: www.iepa.org.au/2010