Moderator of 10 Sessions
Presenter of 11 Presentations
Session 3: Roundtable Discussion on the Call for a European Year for Mental Health - moderated by Peter Falkai and Geert Dom
Executive Committee Meeting
Closing Remarks
Board Meeting
- Julian Beezhold (United Kingdom)
- Livia De Picker (Belgium)
- Geert Dom (Belgium)
- Peter Falkai (Germany)
- Andrea Fiorillo (Italy)
- Philip Gorwood (France)
- Cécile Hanon (France)
- Hilkka M. Kärkkäinen (Finland)
- Tamas Kurimay (Hungary)
- Lars Lien (Norway)
- Diego Palao Vidal (Spain)
- Ozge Kilic (Turkey)
- Martina Rojnic Kuzman (Croatia)
- Jerzy Samochowiec (Poland)
- Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Germany)
- Agata Szulc (Poland)
- Simavi Vahip (Turkey)
- Jan Wise (United Kingdom)
- André Decraene (Belgium)
Involuntary care: Abolish or Regulate? UN-CRPD versus European Convention on Human Rights
Council of NPAs
Section Coordination Meeting
- Martina Rojnic Kuzman (Croatia)
- Geert Dom (Belgium)
- Judit Balazs (Hungary)
- Diogo Telles Correia (Portugal)
- Iris T. Graef-Calliess (Germany)
- Kris Goethals (Belgium)
- Gabriela Stoppe (Switzerland)
- Marcella Bellani (Italy)
- Andrea Raballo (Italy)
- István Bitter (Hungary)
- Greg M. Radu (United Kingdom)
- Merete Nordentoft (Denmark)
- Philippe Courtet (France)
- Umberto Volpe (Italy)
- Angelika Wieck (United Kingdom)
- Krzysztof Krysta (Poland)
- J.J. Sandra Kooij (Netherlands)
- Palmiero Monteleone (Italy)
- Arnstein Mykletun (Norway)
- Giovanni Stanghellini (Italy)
Increase in the Use of Alcohol and Other Substances in Adolescents During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restriction measures have a great impact on patterns of substance use throughout the general population. Interestingly, in contrast to initial expectations on an overall negative impact, data of large surveys show a differentiated picture of impact. A recent systematic review (Roberts et al., 221) showed mixed tendencies towards increased alcohol consumption, contrasting with a clear trend towards the use of other psychoactive (illicit drugs and prescription drugs) substances. patterns of use before COVID-19 (e.g. habit of drinking at home) and availability (illicit drug traffic changes) are among the significant factors. In addition, mental health factors (depression, anxiety) and social isolation are common correlates with substance use. These factors may be of specific importance impacting substance use in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exemplary is an increase in the use of sleeping medication among Belgian adolescents and young adults. In the current presentation data of national (Belgium) surveys on substance use in adolescents will be presented and discussed within the context of findings in international surveys.
Substance Use, Self-Prescription and Burnout in Belgian Medical Doctors
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Alcohol, psychoactive substance abuse, and burnout are areas of significant problems within health care professionals and medical doctors. In 2011 we did a survey (n = 1601) in Belgium among the medical specialists. Beginning of 2021, exactly 10 years after the first survey, we repeated the survey this time among both medical specialists, general practitioners, and pharmacists. The results of this survey (N = 4361) will be presented and tendencies compared with international findings. We discuss the findings from both the longitudinal perspective using our 2011 data and also from the perspective of the impact of the Covid19 pandemic on health professionals.
Alcohol Use in Adolescence: Transition from Use to Abuse
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Understanding the factors that play a role in the initiation of alcohol use and the subsequent transition to later alcohol abuse adolescence is of paramount importance from the context of developing better-targeted types of secondary ("pro-active") prevention interventions (Hendriks VM, Dom G., 2021). Peer and family influences together with temperament traits have been suggested to be of cardinal importance regarding the initiation of alcohol use. In addition to these factors neurobiological and genetic factors play a major role in the risk of developing alcohol abuse upon initiation. The presentation will highlight the different psychological, neurobiological, and social factors underlying the risk of the transition to abuse and dependence in adolescence. In addition, examples of targeted prevention interventions will be highlighted.
How to deal with Substance Abuse in a Telepsychiatric Setting
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Alcohol and (illicit) substance abuse are among the most common psychiatric disorders within the general population and their impact can not be underestimated. Reputedly for these disorders, there is a large treatment gap and treatment delay, i.e. large numbers of afflicted individuals never receive appropriate treatment and if they do so often many years after the onset of the disorder. The Covid19 pandemic has only aggravated these gaps. In many countries, due to the Covid 19 pandemic and its associated restriction measures telepsychiatric tools have become increasingly implemented (and funded) as regular parts in the possibilities in delivering interventions. With respect to substance abuse treatment, a vast body of research already showed promises both in the field of telepsychiatry as broader the use of digitalization (e.g. the use of virtual reality designed treatment interventions, digital monitoring). In the current presentation, an overview will be presented of both telemental health interventions and digital tools/interventions in the field of substance abuse treatment.