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WELCOME<br />
ADDRESS<br />
WELCOME ADDRESS<br />
Dear colleagues,<br />
It is my great pleasure to welcome you on<br />
behalf of the German Association for Psychiatry,<br />
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics to the<br />
DGPPN Congress 2015.<br />
Mental disorders are one of the most important<br />
health problems in Germany, as can be<br />
seen simply by looking at the reasons for sick<br />
leave and early retirement. The need for help<br />
and the demand for diagnostics and treatment<br />
have increased in both out- and inpatient settings.<br />
In light of this situation, care providers<br />
see themselves confronted with major<br />
challenges: how can we ensure that mentally<br />
ill people receive high quality, scientifically<br />
based and individualised medical, therapeutic<br />
and social help? This question is at the heart<br />
of the DGPPN Congress 2015, as reflected in<br />
its motto “Focusing on the person: Rethinking<br />
care”.<br />
Again this year the congress will address all<br />
the relevant mental disorders and will place<br />
a lot of emphasis on biological, psychotherapeutic<br />
and social psychiatric topics. National<br />
and international experts will provide us with<br />
insight into the current status of research and<br />
will show us forward-looking perspectives.<br />
Furthermore, the DGPPN Congress 2015 will<br />
also address societal and health policy developments.<br />
In addition to the now firmly<br />
established English language track, this year<br />
will see for the first time a separate focus for<br />
general practitioners. By introducing this focus,<br />
the DGPPN wants to create a platform for<br />
exchange between specialities.<br />
State Secretary Lutz Stroppe from the Federal<br />
Ministry of Health will be attending the main<br />
congress opening ceremony. The medical ethicist<br />
Giovanni Maio will talk about how the<br />
industrialisation of psychiatry is following the<br />
wrong paradigm. The cultural framework will<br />
be provided by the Bavarian Doctors Orchestra<br />
and their rendition of the Paris Symphony<br />
KV 297 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.<br />
Besides these events, the congress programme<br />
offers many more highlights. For example, the<br />
former president of the American Psychiatric<br />
Association (APA) Jeffrey A. Lieberman will be<br />
giving a presentation on pathogenetic mechanisms<br />
in early psychoses. Sir Simon Wessely,<br />
who is known among other things for his<br />
research on the Gulf War Syndrome, will be<br />
talking about how to avoid making negative<br />
developments even worse. The renowned<br />
researcher Ruth Feldman from Israel will be<br />
talking about aspects of the cross-generational<br />
transfer of psychopathology and resilience.<br />
I am sure that you have already compiled your<br />
own personal congress programme. We wish<br />
you interesting, insightful days at the congress<br />
and a productive exchange with colleagues.<br />
On behalf of the Executive and Programme<br />
Committees,<br />
Dr. med. Iris Hauth, Berlin (Germany)<br />
President of the German Association for Psychiatry,<br />
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics<br />
(DGPPN)