Brussels Twinned Congress 2026
Psychiatry in Transition: Bridging Complexity, Innovation and Care
Institut de Psychiatrie Saint-Luc
Avenue Mounier 18 - 1200 St-Lambrechts-Woluwe – Bruxelles
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Scientific Programme
September 17–20, 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026 — Welcome
17:30 – 19:30 Registration & Welcome
19:30 – 19:50 Opening Remarks
19:50 – 21:00 Welcome Reception & Networking
Friday, September 18, 2026 — Day 1
09:00 – 09:15 Scientific Introduction
Session 1 — Trauma & Complex Diagnosis (09:15–10:35) Chair: N. Zdanowicz
09:15 - Contemporary Perspectives on Complex Trauma in Mental Health
Brice Lepiece
09:35 - The bidirectional relationship between tinnitus and psychiatric symptoms: A review
Thomas Dubois
09:55 - The Myth of Medical Clearance: Diagnostic Uncertainty at the Psychiatry–Medicine Interface
Anne-Frédérique Naviaux
10:15 Bipolar disorder and dementia: myths or reality
Aurore Sourdeau
10:35 – 10:50 Break
Session 2 — International Perspectives & Health Systems (10:50–12:10) Chair: P. Detimary
10:50 - The French bipolar legacy 100 yrs without Kraepelin and with Angst: incorporating the affective temperament challenge through 100 semantic geometrical appropriating terms
Gottfried Treviranus
11:10 - Poems, Arts and Psychiatry: interactive aspects on supporting patients and professionals
Giuseppe Tavormina
11:30 - Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of mental health professionals regarding physical activity in people with severe mental illness
Juan Tecco
11:50 - Implementing an ambulatory setting for borderline personality disorder
Catherine Bataille
12:10 – 12:40 Coffee Break
Session 3 — Biological Psychiatry & Rehabilitation (12:40–14:00) Chair: F. Franza
12:40 - Cytokines and Metabolic Parameters in Patients with Schizophrenia
Krzysztof Krysta et al.
13:00 - Bariatric surgery and physiotherapy follow-up in patients hospitalized in psychiatric settings
Denis Jacques
13:20 - Action (Verb) fluency in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders as a Target for Intensive Language Action Treatment (ILAT) Psychosocial Interventions (via Zoom)
Daria Smirnova
13:40 - Synergistic Effects of Repetitive Transcranial and Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation in Post-Stroke Spasticity Management: A Narrative Review (via Zoom)
Oksana Chigareva
14:00 – 15:15 Lunch Break
Session 4 — Social Psychiatry, Humanities & Well-Being (15:15–16:35) Chair: J. Tecco
15:15 - The Loneliness of Healthcare Workers: Insights from an In-House Counseling Service for Staff at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Italy
Patrizia Moretti et al.
15:35 - Clinical profiles and acute psychiatric service use among newly referred foreign and Italian patients in a community mental health service
Wilma Di Napoli
15:55 - European Board Examinations in Medical Specialties: A Comprehensive Review of Structure, Organization, and Factors for Success
Krzysztof Krysta, Andrew Brittlebank, Marisa Casanova Dias
16:15 - Dysphoria, mixity, and personality in the artificial intelligence era: an observational study in a psychiatric rehabilitation center
Francesco Franza
16:35 – 16:55 Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:30 Poster Session 1
Saturday, September 19, 2026 — Day 2 (Student Day)
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome Coffee
Session 5 — Emerging Therapies & International Perspectives (09:00–10:20) Chair: G. Tavormina
09:00 - Can a New Memory Science Paradigm Explain Why Different Psychotherapies Work? Toward a Meta-Psychotherapy
Alessandro Lepri
09:20 - Psychedelic assisted psychotherapies: a concept with multiple applications
Naajiyah Kathadra
09:40 - The Neurobiology of Depression; Integrating the Monoamine Hypothesis, Neurogenesis, The Neurotrophic hypothesis of depression, and the Connectivity Theories of Depression (via Zoom)
Mark Agius, Michaela Agius
10:00 - Embodied Cognition; The case of the Madonna Statue of the Maltese Sculptor Melchiorre Gafà and subsequent sculptural works (via Zoom)
Mark Agius, Michaela Agius
10:20 – 10:35 Break
Session 6 — Trauma, Psychosis & Clinical Settings (Students) (10:35–12:35) Chair: P. Moretti
10:35 - Assessment of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Care in French-Speaking Belgium: Aligning Practice with International Standards
Laurence Descamps
10:55 - Current perspectives on early childhood psychosis: insights from a narrative review
Camille Blondiau
11:15 - Long-term evolution of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome: developmental trajectories and impact on psychopathology in children and adolescents
Maria Hachem
11:35 - Description of a clinical setting for the support of young patients presenting an excessive internet and gaming use
Carla Insalaco
11:55 - Developing a screening instrument for children to detect psychotraumatism exposure in support of trauma informed care in medicine
Lucie Neau
12:15 - Hallucinations in psychiatry: questioning the physiopathology and whether it is always associated to pathology
Ines Delferriere
12:35 – 13:45 Lunch Break
Session 7 — Emerging Clinical Challenges (Students) (13:45–15:25) Chair: K. Krysta T
13:45 - Complex post-traumatic disorder and borderline personality disorder: diagnostic issues and respective care perspective
Caline Akhras
14:05 - Beyond the Clinical Impasse: Updated Recommendations for the Management of Factitious Disorder (2026)
Célestine Goossens & Juliette Estenne
14:25 - Compulsory Admission: The New Act on Protective Observation in Belgium
Felix Orlow Andersen
14:45 - Beyond the Clinical Impasse: Updated Recommendations for the Management of Hoarding Disorder (2026)
Jade Gosset
15:25 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:15 Poster Session 2
19:30 Gala Dinner
Sunday, September 20, 2026 — Discussion & Closing
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 11:00 Round Table / Open Discussion on the Congress Presentations — Moderator: W. Di Napoli
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 11:50 Closing Ceremony
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