NPSA Congress 2024 – Trieste, Italy

 


When the Body Speaks:
Conversion Disorder and Beyond

18 – 20 July 2024

at the Trieste Convention Center
Via Miramare 24

The hard problem of consciousness asks: “How do bodily processes become subjective experiences?” In conversion disorder (previously called ‘hysteria’, now called functional neurological disorder, or ‘FND’) the question is reversed: “How do subjective experiences become bodily disorders?” The aim of this important congress is to engage psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, neurologists — and all others treating and investigating this disorder — in a conversation about the role of emotional life in its pathogenesis and treatment. Through clinical and research reports, innovative methods and findings, we will attempt to achieve an integrated understanding of this intriguing body/mind connection.

Speakers include:

Selma Aybek
Olaf Blanke
Richard Lane
Michael Michael
Lisa Ouss
Mark Solms
Jon Stone
and more!

Simultaneous English to Italian translation will be available.

Cannot attend the Congress in person? Registration for online simultaneous live streaming of the Congress is now open – please click here to register.

Destination Trieste:

Trieste is an exciting, world-class destination, but it is not a major flight hub, so it is highly recommended that you book your flights well in advance of the Congress in order to find convenient and affordable flights. Trieste is a two-hour train ride from Venice, and two hours and forty five minutes from Llubljana, Slovenia, should you wish to explore options for flying into, or out of, either of those cities.