The 2nd International Congress on Borderline Personality
Disorder and Allied Disorders took place
27-29 September 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Many thanks to all speakers, participants and supporters
for this successful congress.
With about 1000 delegates, 48 countries have been represented within the congress in 2012. More than the half moved from The Netherlands, Germany, Australia, The United States and The United Kingdom to Amsterdam.
Save the date: The
3rd International Congress
on Borderline Personality
Disorder will take place
in Venice 22 - 25 May 2014
Welcome Addresses
- Anthony Bateman
Dear Colleagues,
on behalf of the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorder (ESSPD) we would like to welcome you to the 2nd International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder. Building on the success of the 1st conference on Borderline Personality disorder held in Berlin, the scientific committee has done an excellent job and developed an exciting programme for you.
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- Rutger Jan van der Gaag
Dear Colleagues,
we want to express all of you who have made the effort to come to the Netherlands especially Amsterdam to participate in this congress on Borderline Personality Disorders a most warm welcome!
It is heartwarming to see how great the commitment of (ex)patients, professionals and relatives to a better understanding of the condition but especially to successful treatments is and what a progress has been made in this area over the past decades. Read more
- Andrew Chanen
Dear Colleagues,
on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to Amsterdam for the 2nd International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder. This meeting follows the great success of the first congress in Berlin in 2010. It brings together the world’s leading experts in borderline personality disorder research and treatment in a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences. Read more
- Peter Falkai
Dear Colleagues,
Borderline personality disorder is a severe mental disorder whose importance for the field of psychiatry and psychotherapy was only recognised in recent years. The development of selective, successful treatments has required a great deal of research to understand the symptoms and significant heritability of the disorder. Read more
- Paul Lamers
Dear Colleagues,
as chairman of the Dutch Society of Psychotherapy I welcome you heartily to the second International Congress on Borderline Personality Disorder. The Dutch society is the scientific professional association of psychotherapists in the Netherlands and wants to facilitate scientific as well as professional development and integration of both the psychotherapeutic practitioner and psychotherapeutic approaches and methods. Read more
Final Programme
Online Scientific Programme
The Scientific Online Programme is available here.
View the Programme Overview by day.
Congress Party
Scientific Awards
ESSPD Poster Awards and Young Researchers Award
Winner of the ESSPD Young Researchers Award 2012:
Inga Niedtfeld, Dipl.-Psych.
Mannheim, Germany
EACCME/UEMS - Credit Points
The congress has been accreditated by the EACCME/UEMS with 14 credit points.
The CME courses have been accreditated by the EACCME/UEMS with 3 credit points.
Read more in the CME-Section.
Chair of the Scientific Committee
Theo Ingenhoven
Email: scientificcommittee@esspd.eu