Welcome to ISPS

ISPS is an international organization promoting psychotherapy and psychological treatments for persons with psychosis (a term which includes persons diagnosed with "schizophrenia"). We are committed to advancing education, training and knowledge of mental health professionals in the treatment and prevention of psychotic mental disorders. We seek to achieve the best possible outcomes for service user/survivors by engaging in meaningful partnership with health professionals, service user/survivors, families and carers.

The ISPS Charter of Good Practice in Psychological Therapies for People Experiencing Psychosis

Latest News

Latest news from ISPS

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission deadline

October 1st 2014

Registration is now open

Early bird deadline:15th December 2014

www.isps2015nyc.org

ISPS Newsletter June 2014

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Coming events

2nd ISPS Italy conference

ItalyThursday, 11 September 2014 - Friday, 12 September 2014Bergamo

Conference themes

1) History - epistemology

2) Individual Psychotherapy - Family - Group

3) Art Therapy

4) Recovery and Social Reintegration

5) Critical issues in the encounter between users and services

6) Non-hospital treatment of psychotic decompensation

Programme

Booking form

Contact: matteomazzariol@yahoo.it

www.ispslombardia.it

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Families and Carers

ISPS e-mail discussion group for families and carers

ISPS International maintains an e-mail discussion group for ISPS members who are carers / have a family member who has experienced psychosis. The members of the group offer each other support, discuss and debate issues relevant to their experiences, and liaise with the ISPS Executive Committee.

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Survivors of psychosis

Suggested reading from the members of the ISPS survivors e-mail group

Psychosis as a Personal Crisis by Marius Romme and Sandra Escher

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415673303/

The Seduction of Madness by Edward Podvoll

http://www.amazon.com/The-Seduction-Madness-Revolutionary-Compassionate/dp/0060921188

Rethinking Madness by Paris Williams

http://www.rethinkingmadness.com/

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Discussion Groups

Join now one of our email discussion groups.

ISPS Journal

The ISPS Journal Psychosis accepts personal and institutional subscriptions. All Individual Members of ISPS and members of regional ISPS groups receive quarterly issues of the journal as a membership benefit.

The ISPS Journal has recently been accepted by Web of Science