Clinical Psychiatric Disorders
Covers the core diagnostic categories, clinical presentations, and standard therapeutic responses for fundamental psychiatric conditions.
- Addictive Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders and Somatoform Disorders
- Bipolar Disorders
- Comorbidity / Dual Pathologies
- Depressive Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Personality and Personality Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychopathology
- Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders
- Sleep Disorders and Stress
- Suicidology and Suicide Prevention
Lifespan & Specific Populations
Focuses on psychiatric care, clinical trials, and diagnostics tailored to distinct age groups, genders, and specialized medical patient cross-sections.
- Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders)
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics
- Intellectual Disability
- Old Age Psychiatry
- Oncology and Psychiatry
- Sexual Medicine and Mental Health
- Women, Gender and Mental Health
Biological Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Therapeutics
Dedicated to the biological underpinnings of mental illness, neurochemistry, molecular genetics, imaging techniques, and somatic or pharmacological modalities.
- Genetics and Molecular Neurobiology
- Neuroimaging
- Neuroscience in Psychiatry
- Nutritional Psychiatry and Metabolic Mental Health
- Pain
- Precision Psychiatry
- Psychopharmacology and Pharmacoeconomics
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Psychophysiology
- Psychosurgery and Stimulation Methods (ECT, TMS, VNS, DBS)
Psychotherapy & Psychosocial Interventions
Focuses on non-pharmacological clinical operations, multi-modal psychological therapies, systemic frameworks, and patient recovery models.
- Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry
- Prevention of Mental Disorders
- Promotion of Mental Health
- Psychotherapy
- Rehabilitation and Psychoeducation
Global Health, Culture & Society
Examines the intersections of mental health with environmental stressors, cultural identity frameworks, macro-demographics, and public emergencies.
- Climate change
- COVID-19 and related topics
- Cultural Psychiatry
- Disaster Psychiatry and Trauma in Conflict Zones
- Migration and Mental health of Immigrants
Digital Health & Innovation
Accommodates abstracts exploring technological disruption, computational frameworks, digital tracking, and modern technological delivery platforms.
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Psychiatry
- Digital Phenotyping and Wearable Tech
- E-mental Health
Professional Practice, Policy & Foundations
Encompasses structural, legal, ethical, educational, and clinical governance frameworks defining modern medical psychiatric practice.
- Classification of Mental Disorders
- Emergency Psychiatry
- Ethics and Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Guidelines/Guidance
- Mental Health Care
- Mental Health Policies
- Philosophy and Psychiatry
- Quality Management
- Research Methodology
- Training in Psychiatry
- Others
The correct topic must be selected to ensure correct scoring. The content of the abstract must be topic related. The Committee reserves the right to change the topic under which the abstract was originally submitted.