The International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) is a
professional body and international network for those with a professional interest in
early psychosis intervention.
History
The need for a professional network was proposed at a conference in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in June 1997, and then the association was formed in 1998.
Aims
The objectives of the IEPA, as listed on their website. They include enhancing the awareness of early psychosis and the process of
recovery
Recovery or Recover may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Books
* Recovery (novel), ''Recovery'' (novel), a Star Wars e-book
* Recovery Version, a translation of the Bible with footnotes published by Living Stream Ministry
Film and television
* R ...
, providing a collaborative network for stakeholders, and contributing to the development of knowledge, research, and best practice for early psychosis.
Executive group and membership
The IEPA is governed by a group of officers, elected by members every two years. Membership of the association is free and open to anyone with an interest in early intervention. Membership may be applied for onlin
via a web-based application form There are over 8,500 members as of 2022.
Conferences
Following the inaugural conference in Melbourne in 1996 (''Verging on Reality''), international academic conferences have been held every two years in New York (2000), Copenhagen (2002), Vancouver (2004), Birmingham (2006), Melbourne (2008), Amsterdam (2010), San Francisco (2012), Tokyo (2014), Milan (2016) and Boston (2018). In 2020 the conference was held for the first time in virtual format.
A second virtual conference was held November 8–12, 2021
IEPA's 13th International Conference on Early Intervention in Mental Healthwas to be held in Singapore in 2022, however was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IEPA's 14th International Conference on Early Intervention in Mental Healthwill be held in Lausanne Switzerland July 2023.
The association has awarded th
Richard Wyatt Awardto key contributors to the field of early psychosis since 2004. The recipients of this award have been::
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Patrick McGorry (2004)
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Max Birchwood
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ( ...
(2006)
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Thomas McGlashan Dr. Thomas McGlashan (born 1942) is an American professor of psychiatry at Yale University, well known for his academic contributions to the study of schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.
Professional career
He obtained his medical qualificat ...
(2008)
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Alison Yung
Alison may refer to:
People
* Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Alison (surname)
Music
* ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum
* "Alison" (song), song by El ...
(2010),
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David Shiers
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(2012)
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Eric Chen
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization).
The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse languag ...
(2014)
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Merete Nordentoft Merete is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
*Merete Agerbak-Jensen (born 1967), Norwegian politician
*Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup (born 1963), Danish architect, university professor and writer
*Merete Alfsen (born 1950), Norwe ...
(2016)
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Jan Olav Johannessen
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numbe ...
(2018)
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Jean Addington (2020)
Peer-reviewed journal
The association has endorsed the ''Early Intervention in Psychiatry'' peer-reviewed journal.
[http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1751-7885] The inaugural issue was in February 2007 with
Patrick McGorry as editor-in-chief.
References
External links
Official websiteConference website
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Health care-related professional associations
Psychiatric associations
Mental health organisations in Australia