Keynote Speakers:
The Cognitive Function of Emotion
Mick Power, University of Edinburgh

Basic Processes Research: Past, Present and Future
Marcel van den Hout, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

   Symposia Topics:

The Transdiagnostic Approach
What is Decentering?
Perfectionism
Imagery across disorders
Attentional bias in anxiety
Thought-Action Fusion
Emotions in trauma
Attention Blink Paradigm
Interpretation Biases and Reasoning
Suicidality and Self-harm
Interactive Cognitive Subsystems (ICS)

   Symposia information:
Checking, Thought Action Fusion, Responsibility and Memory: Testing Cognitive Models of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Convenor: Charlie Wilson, University of East Anglia, UK
Chair: Shirley Reynolds, University of East Anglia, UK
Discussant: Roz Shafran, University of Reading, UK 
Speakers: Graham Davey, University of Sussex, UK
Ross Chernin, University of East Anglia, UK
Charlotte Bogan, University of East Anglia, UK 

 

Post Traumatic Stess Disorder and Emotion
Convenor: Claire Fyvie, Edinburgh Trauma Service, Royal Edinburgh Hospital & Mick Power, University of Edinburgh, UK
Speakers: Tim Dalgleish, MRC Cogniton and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK
Claire Fyvie, Edinburgh Trauma Service, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, UK
Deborah Lee, University College London, UK
Mick Power, University of Edinburgh, UK

 

Overcoming a Gap in Processing Bias Research Temporal Attention, Encoding and Working Memory Measured with the Attentional Blink Paradigm
Convenor: Andrea Reinecke, University of Oxford, UK
Chair: Andrea Reinecke, University of Oxford, UK
Speakers: Peter de Jong, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Ernst Koster, Ghent University, Belgium
Martine Ruiters, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Andrea Reinecke, University of Oxford, UK

 

New Approaches in Investigating Biased Interpretation in Mental Disorders
Convenor: Andrea Reinecke, University of Oxford, UK
Chair: Andrea Reinecke, University of Oxford, UK
Speakers: Anke Klein, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Daniel Fitzgerald, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Gero Lange, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Chantal Berna, University of Oxford, UK
Andrea Reinecke, University of Oxford, UK

 

Attentional Bias and Anxiety: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice
Convenor: Ernst Koster, Ghent University, Belgium & Matt Garner, University of Southampton, UK
Chair: Ernst Koster, Ghent University, Belgium
Discussant: Marcel van den Hout, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Speakers: Sonia Bishop, Cambridge University, UK
Peter Putman, Leiden University, The Netherlands
An Raes, Ghent University, Belgium
Ernst Koster, Ghent University, Belgium  

 

"Know then Thyself": Images of the Self Across Clinical Disorders
Convenor: Lusia Stopa, University of Southampton, UK
Chair: Lusia Stopa, University of Southampton, UK
Discussant: Ann Hackmann, University of Oxford, UK
Speakers: Emily Holmes, University of Oxford, UK
Nick Grey, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Warren Mansell, University of Manchester, UK
Lusia Stopa, University of Southampton, UK

 

Basic Processes and Treatment Approaches to Suicidality and Deliberate Self-Harm
Convenor: Thorsten Barnhofer, University of Oxford, UK
Chair: Thorsten Barnhofer, University of Oxford, UK
Speakers: Dhruvi Shah, University of Oxford, UK
Danielle Duggan, University of Oxford, UK
Catherine Crane, University of Oxford, UK
Thorsten Barnhofer, University of Oxford, UK
Philip Spinhoven, University of Oxford, UK

 

The Transdiagnostic Perspective: Metacognitive Beliefs And Control Strategies Across Psychological Disorders
Convenor: Kristin Bohn, University of Oxford, UK
Chair: Kristin Bohn, University of Oxford, UK
Speakers: Christopher Fairburn, University of Oxford, UK
Tony Morrison, University of Manchester, UK
Stuart Reid, University of Manchester, UK
Edward Watkins, University of Exeter, UK

 

Normal and Disturbed Reasoning Processes in Emotional Disorders
Convenor: Maartje Vroling, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Chair: Maartje Vroling, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Speakers: Marcel van den Hout, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Iris Engelhard, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Isabelle Blanchette, University of Manchester
Francesco Mancini, Scuola di Specializzazione in Psicoterapia Cognitiva, Roma
Maartje Vroling, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

 

The Understanding and Treatment of Perfectionism
Convenor: Sarah Egan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Chair: Sarah Egan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Discussant: Roz Shafran, Charlie Waller Institute, University of Reading, UK
Speakers: David Dunkley, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Canada
Tracey Wade, Flinders University, Australia
Sarah Egan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia 

 

Bridging the Gap between Cognitive Theory and Therapy: Using Interacting Cognitive Subsystems to inform CBT
Convenor: Isabel Clarke, Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust, UK
Chair: Nick White, North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Discussant: Nick White, North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Speakers: Nick White, North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Peter Kinderman & Simon Duff, University of Liverpool, UK
Michael Townend, University of Derby, UK
Isabel Clarke, Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust, UK

 

Panel Debate: What is ‘Decentering’ within CBT and How Does it Work?
Convenor: Warren Mansell, University of Manchester, UK
Chair: Warren Mansell, University of Manchester, UK
Speakers: Kevin E Vowles, Pain Management Unit & Bath Centre for Pain Services, Univ of Bath, UK
Tim Carey, University of Canberra, Australia
Richard Brown, University of Manchester, UK
Freda McManus, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Training Centre, UK
Thorsten Barnhofer, University of Oxford, UK