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🧠 Understanding the person behind the #diagnosis. Prof. Bo Bach, speaker and workshop leader at #ESSPD2026, shares his hope for the next decade: a better recognition of personality as a fundamental factor in mental health at large. 👉 www.borderline-congress.org

📋 Learn more about the ICD-11 classification of hashtag#personalitydisorders at ESSPD Congress 2026. Prof. Bo Bach discusses his pre-conference workshop, featuring a new diagnostic interview designed for clinical practice. ⏳ Early Bird ends 31 May. Don’t miss out! 👉 www.borderline-congress.org

⏳ ESSPD Congress 2026 – Early Bird registration ends 31 May. Prof. Bo Bach, speaker and workshop leader at hashtag#ESSPD2026, shares his vision for the next 10 years of science: a more humane and less stigmatizing approach to personality disorders. Join us in Lausanne to hear more.

Registration is now open for the 8th International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder and Allied Disorders in Lausanne, Switzerland, 7–9 September 2026. We are especially pleased to welcome Prof. Michael Kaess as one of our keynote speakers.

We are proud to share this video announcement for the 8th International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder and Allied Disorders, taking place from 7–9 September 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

⏳ ESSPD Congress 2026 – Submission Deadline Approaching! About one week to go before the submission portal closes on 9 March. Prof. Christian Schmahl and the ESSPD Board remind us to submit our best work and contribute to advancing personality disorder research and clinical practice. #ESSPD

🎤 Join us to hear Prof. Kaess’ keynote at the 8th International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder and Allied Disorders 📍 Lausanne, Switzerland | 🗓️ 7–9 September 2026 📢 Abstract submission is now OPEN! Submit your work here: 👉 esspd.meetingsavvy.net

🎓 Prof. Mario Speranza shows how partnering with families and lived experience reshapes our questions and values. Join #ESSPD2026 in Lausanne (Sept 7–9, 2026). Deadline: Feb 27.

Thank you to everyone who has already submitted an abstract! 🙏 Chiara De Panfilis, President-Elect of ESSPD, shares her gratitude and invites you to join the 8th ESSPD Congress, 7–9 Sept 2026, Lausanne. Deadline: 27 Feb 2026 💡

✨SAVE THE DATE! 📢 The 8th International ESSPD Congress! 🌍 📅7–9 September 2026 📍Lausanne, Switzerland Transforming Futures: Integrating Lived Experience, Research, and Practice 📝Submissions open 1/12/2025 → lnkd.in/g-ad6Dx 🔔Mark your calendars, spread the word, and start preparing your abstracts!

🚨 Get Ready 🚨 Prof. Joost Hutsebaut invites all researchers, clinicians, and lived experience experts to start preparing their best work for the 8th International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder and Allied Disorders. 📍 Congress: 7–9 September 2026 | Lausanne, Switzerland

🌍✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week – Day 6 ✨🌍 What’s happening in the brain during self-injury? 🧠 In today’s video 🎥, Prof. Christian Schmahl 🎓, Board member of the ESSPD, explains the neurobiology of non-suicidal self-injury. #BPD #ESSPD #AwarenessWeek #ResearchToPractice

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨ We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙 🎓#ESSPD#ESSPDCongress2026

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨ We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙 🎓#ESSPD#ESSPDCongress2026

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨ We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙 🎓#ESSPD#ESSPDCongress2026

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨ We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙 Each day this week: expert videos 🎥 🎓#ESSPD, who explains what BPD is and invites you to #ESSPDCongress2026

✨ Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week ✨ We join the global community in raising awareness of #BPD 💙 Each day this week: expert videos 🎥 Starting with Prof. Michaela Swales 🎓, President of #ESSPD, who explains what BPD is and invites you to #ESSPDCongress2026

✨ It’s happening! ✨The 4th ESSPD Summer School has officially started 🎓📍In the beautiful hills of Parma, wonderful knowledge exchange is about to begin... 🎓🌿 Our students and faculty are ready to begin! 🤝 Stay tuned for a week full of science, collaboration & unforgettable moments! 💫

Therapy ruptures are inevitable—repair is possible. 🗣️Join Chris Korevaar for a hands-on Schema Therapy workshop on spotting rupture signs, using modes, empathic confrontation, and chair work🪑 to rebuild trust through limited reparenting. #esspd #workshop #schematherapy #psychotherapy

📅 June 6–7 | ⏰ 9:00–13:00 🎓 Join Prof. Joost Hutsebaut in Riga for a dynamic #workshop where you will learn about Guideline-Informed Treatment for #PersonalityDisorders. 💬 Learn to navigate alliance ruptures and clinical challenges. 🔗 More info: esspd.eu/workshops/ 🎥 Hear more from Joost 👇

📅 June 6–7 | 📍 Riga, Univ. of Latvia 🔗 Secure your spot at a reduced rate! ✍ www.esspd.eu/workshops/ Amy Gaglia Essletzbichler is an accredited Dialectical Behaviour Therapist Supervisor (SfDBT). She is a consultant trainer in DBT with BiDBT.

🧠 Workshop w/ Dr. Tennyson Lee: The Contribution of Transference-Focused Therapy in Anticipating, Planning for & Managing Alliance Ruptures in the Treatment of Personality Disorder 📅 June 6–7 | 📍 Riga, Univ. of Latvia 🔗 www.esspd.eu/workshops/ #ESSPD #psychotherapy #workshop #riga #latvia

🧠 Dealing with High Rejection Sensitivity Join Prof. Renneberg & Prof. Rosenbach A hands-on workshop on recognizing and treating rejection sensitivity in personality disorders. Learn through role plays how to manage alliance ruptures and improve therapeutic outcomes. lnkd.in/ezEUkSBf

⏳ These are the final hours to submit your ABSTRACT ⏳to the ISSPD's 2025 International Congress in Boston! ✍ lnkd.in/eaXv9Ji4 Now more than ever, coming together as a #professionalcommunity 🫂 is essential to drive innovation and connection in hashtag#mentalhealth research 🤲

🚨 Final Days for 🎟️ Early Bird Registration: March 30, 2025 Join us at the ESSPD Clinical Workshop-Conference: 🧠 “Dealing with Alliance Ruptures: Perspectives from Different Therapies” 📍 Riga, Latvia 📅 June 5–7, 2025 🔗 Secure your spot at a reduced rate! ✍ www.esspd.eu/workshops/#1...