1-3 October, 2015
Dear colleagues and friends,
On behalf of the ENMESH Board Committee,it is a great pleasure to welcome you to the XIthENMESH International Conference in Málaga.You will have the opportunity to choosefrom about 500 contributions delivered by mental health services researchers from 30 countries from the 5 continents: 20 from Europe, 5 from America, 3 from Asia, 1 from Oceania and 1 from Africa.
This is an excellent response, better than expected, to our invitation to participate in this very important event about the thematic “Closing the gap between research and policy in mental health”.This mix of cultures will allow the exchange of experience in both worldwide research andhealth management. New models of mental health services which are not only different but also complementary, will be presented which will allow us to breach the gap between research and policy of mental health services across continents.
In linewith previous ENMESH InternationalConferences, general keynote lectures will consist of 5 plenary sessions which will be held by 10 experts from 7 different countries (Canada, Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Portugal and Spain) concerning the four Conference Thematic Tracks: (1) Global mental health, (2)From epidemiological research to clinical implementation: a) From prevention to interventions; b) Novel services for mental health care.(3) Closing the gap between psychiatric care and primary care and (4) Mental health during an economic crisis.
The core scientific program consists of 47 symposia with 4, 5 or 6 presentations each (234 speakers), 23 oral presentation sessions with 4 or 5 papers each (114 oral presentations) and 88 posters in 2 e- virtual poster sessions with 6 simultaneaus totems each. Most have been classified according to the main thematic tracks but due to space and time restrictions this was not possible for all, and for this we sincerely apologise.We are also sorry that the daily timetable throughout the conference is so long.
We are grateful to all presenters for submittingtheir work, to the distinguished experts foraccepting our invitations to give keynote speeches, and tothe many colleagues who agreed to chair oralpresentation or poster sessions. We give thanks to the Málaga University (Research Department and Psychology Faculty), to the Spanish Society of Psychiatric Epidemiology and to Spanish Society of Neuropsychiatry for their support.
Finally, we are grateful to the Local and ENMESHInternational Scientific Committee for their wonderful job in reviewing the submittedpapers and in preparing the final version of theprogram. Finally, we thank the FASE 20 team, particularly to Neomar Betancourt, for their organizational work.
The book of abstracts will be published online on the ENMESH website (www.enmesh.eu). Please visit the ENMESH website www.enmeshmalaga2015.com for the latest news.
We hope that the XIth ENMESH International Conference 2015 will provide a trulyfruitful experience for everyone and that your stay in Málaga will be enjoyable.
Berta Moreno-Küstner
Scientific Coordinator
Luis Salvador-Carulla
Scientific Coordinator
Mirella Ruggeri
Chair-person ENMESH
Mirella Ruggeri
Chair-person ENMESH
Berta Moreno-Küstner
Scientific Coordinator
Luis Salvador-Carulla
Scientific Coordinator