ISPS The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis: Upcoming ISPS Conferences and Events

Upcoming ISPS Conferences and Events ISPS UK Nursing Conference Thursday, 24 September 2015 London, UK “Re-imagining Mental Health Nursing into the 21st Century” Contributors: Steve Trenchard, Catherine Gamble, Lou Hamilton and Mark Earl Further information ISPS Sweden autumn meeting Friday, 23 October 2015 Stockholm, Sweden Professor Peter Kinderman, University of Liverpool, will be presenting material from the influential BPS report “Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia”. The presentation will be followed by discussion involving representatives from many interest groups. Flyer Schizophrenia Days Conference 2015 Monday, 02 November 2015 – Friday, 06 November 2015 At Stavanger Forum, Norway, in co-operation with ISPS Norway “Emotions in Motion: from affect to disorder” – ICDevelopment and DSeMotions Fear. Rage. Joy. Sorrow. Curious? Flyer Further information www.schizofrenidagene.no XX Madrid Annual Course of Schizophrenia Thursday, 26 November 2015 – Saturday, 28 November 2015 Madrid, Spain ‘Imagination, regression and recovery in psychosis’ In collaboration with ISPS Spain International Speakers include Professors John Strauss, Larry Davidson, Paul Lysaker and Isabel Clarke Programme Further information: www.cursoesquizofrenia.com SAVE THE DATE! ISPS Liverpool 2017 Wednesday, 30 August 2017 – Saturday, 02 September 2017 Liverpool, UK The 20th International Congress of the ISPS will take place in the city of Liverpool. “Making Real Change Happen” Confirmed plenary speakers include:  Jacqui Dillon, Jim van Os and Alison Brabban Contact: isps@isps.org  or visit www.isps2017uk.org  Twitter: #isps2017uk Other events in the psychosis field (not organised by ISPS) Would you like to join the ISPS International e-mail discussion group ‘ISPS-INT’? If so please email isps@isps.org    Are you following ISPS? Facebook: isps.org Twitter: isps_int Find us on LinkedIn – ‘The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis’ is now an open group www.isps2017uk.org #isps2017uk  Antonia Svensson ISPS International Organiser The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis www.isps.org

Cycling to Paris, Gournay-en-Bray to Conflans St. Honorine

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Today was always going to be tough: the furthest distance and the most ‘undulating’ terrain. Carrying 11kg panniers uphill when you aren’t the strongest of cyclists is tough, never mind doing it over and over again for several hours in blazing heat. I had argued strongly that we should stop regularly, and make sure we were in the shade when the sun was overhead between one and two o’clock. We set off back down the path to the nasty busy road, then into the town centre which had been like a ghost town centre last night. Today, by contrast, was market day and it was buzzing with stall holders getting set up for the day. I managed to catch one of the stalls with my pannier as I went past… nobody noticed so I made a quick getaway!

After just 9 miles we came upon a small village – St…

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Guardian journalist enjoys wild night on David Cameron’s private jet

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/steerpike/2015/07/guardian-journalist-enjoys-wild-night-on-david-camerons-private-jet/

Kent Social Services struggling to cope with children seeking asylum

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/30/kent-social-services-struggling-to-cope-with-children-seeking-asylum?CMP=ema_575

ISPS Liverpool 2017

http://www.isps2017uk.org/

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Got Your ACE Score?

Got Your ACE Score?.

How childhood trauma could be mistaken for ADHD

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Dr. Nicole Brown’s quest to understand her misbehaving pediatric patients began with a hunch.

Brown was completing her residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, when she realized that many of her low-income patients had been diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

These children lived in households and neighborhoods where violence and relentless stress prevailed. Their parents found them hard to manage and teachers described them as disruptive or inattentive. Brown knew these behaviors as classic symptoms of ADHD, a brain disorder characterized by impulsivity, hyperactivity, and an inability to focus.

When Brown looked closely, though, she saw something else: trauma. Hyper-vigilance and dissociation, for example, could be mistaken for inattention. Impulsivity might be brought on by a stress response in overdrive.

“Despite our best efforts in referring them to behavioral therapy and starting them on stimulants, it was hard to get the symptoms under control,”…

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Kent Police says NO to” turning a blind eye ” to cannabis

http://www.maidstoneandmedwaynews.co.uk/Kent-Police-says-turning-blind-eye-cannabis/story-27465973-detail/story.html

Book Review: Dr Terry Lynch – “Depression Delusion” (Volume One- The Myth Of The Brain Chemical Imbalance)