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Dear Colleagues,

The 24th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA 2016), taking place 12-15 March 2016 in Madrid, Spain, will be a major meeting of international psychiatrists dedicated to promoting European psychiatry and to improving mental health around the globe. On behalf of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), it is our great pleasure to invite you to join us at this occasion.

Guided by the motto Towards a Common Language in European Psychiatry, we are preparing a top-notch scientific programme that will cover the newest achievements in the field covering basic, clinical and translational research, and their application to evidence-based practice in diagnosis, treatment and education.

Through a variety of session types, including Plenary Lectures, EPA Academia Educational courses and a dedicated European Early Career Psychiatrists Programme, EPA 2016 will meet the needs of all participants, from trainees in psychiatry to the most esteemed experts.

The EPA is committed to helping psychiatrists network, share research and learn from their colleagues and peers across Europe and beyond. Accordingly, we have developed an array of activities at the European Congress of Psychiatry which will allow these valuable connections to continue and flourish.

We look forward to welcoming you to the enchanting city of Madrid in 2016.

Wolfgang Gaebel             Miguel Gutiérrez Fraile

EPA President                   Local Organising Committee Chair

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Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Submission Info

Rules for submission to the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry:

The Congress Abstract USB (published by Elsevier) will include plenary lectures, symposium abstracts and all accepted oral and e-poster presentations.

The Local Organising Committee will review abstracts. Following the information regarding acceptance, scheduling information will be sent to the abstract submitter.

All abstracts must be submitted and presented in clear English with accurate grammar and spelling of a quality suitable for publication. If you need help, please arrange for the review of your abstract by a colleague who is a native English speaker, by a university specific publications office (or other similar facility) or by a copy editor, prior to submission.

Abstracts must be original and must not be or have been published or presented at any other meeting prior to the Congress.

Please note that each person may submit up to 5 abstracts as a presenting author.

Only abstracts of authors who have paid their registration fees by 20 January 2016 will be scheduled and included in the Abstract USB.

Upon submission, the Abstract Submitter confirms that the abstract has been previewed and that all information is correct, and accepts that the content of this abstract cannot be modified or corrected after final submission and is aware that it will be published exactly as submitted.

Submission of the abstract constitutes the authors' consent to publication (e.g. European Psychiatry Journal, Congress USB key, website, Programmes, other promotion, etc.)

The Abstract Submitter warrants and represents that he/she is the sole owner or has the rights of all the information and content ("Content") provided to the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry - EPA 2016 and Kenes International (Hereafter: “The Organisers"). The publication of the abstract does not infringe any third party rights including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights.

The Abstract Submitter grants the Organisers a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, distribute, and display the Content.

The Organisers reserve the right to remove from any publication an abstract which does not comply with the above.

Upon submission the Abstract Submitter confirms that the contact details saved in the system are those of the corresponding author, who will be notified about the status of the abstract. The corresponding author is responsible for informing the other authors about the status of the abstract.

Guidelines for Submission

Before you begin, please prepare the following information:

Presenting author's contact details

Email address

Full postal address

Daytime and evening phone number

Author and co-authors' details

Full first and family name(s)

Affiliation details: department, institution / hospital, city, state (if relevant), country

Abstract title - limited to 25 words 

Abstract text – limited to 250 words 

(Please Note: Word count is affected when graphs/tables/images are added)

Abstract layout - Abstracts should use the following structured format:

Introduction

Objectives

Aims

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Abstract topic – abstracts must be allocated to a specific topic for the Scientific Programme. To see the topics please click here.

Tables – A maximum of 3 tables of up to 10 rows x 10 columns can be included per abstract

Graphs and images – It is important to note that each image included in the abstract is worth 30 words. A maximum of 3 images can be included per abstract.

The maximum file size of each graph/image is 500 KB. The maximum pixel size of the graph/image is 600(w) x 800(h) pixel. You may upload graphs in JPG, PNG or GIF format only.

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