NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
Event Date: 22/10/2026 to 22/10/2026 Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Join fellow brainiacs diving into the latest mental health research and breakthroughs at our big annual meetup
This is a free event and anyone interested or involved in mental health research in Scotland can attend. Lunch and refreshments will be available on the day.
Programme: 'Mechanisms of Change: Improving mental health outcomes'
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9.30 |
Registration and orientation |
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10.00
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Dr Donald MacIntyre Welcome |
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10.10 |
Dr Alison Branitsky Talking with Voices II: A Novel Dialogical Therapy in Comparison to Treatment as Usual in Adults with Distressing and Persistent Auditory Hallucinations |
Session Chair Dr David Hayward |
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11.35 |
Dr Stephanie Allan INDIGO: Co-designing support for people who experience fear of relapse in psychosis |
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11.00 |
Comfort break and poster presentations |
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11.30 |
Dr Katherine Beck PUMA: A Platform Trial to Accelerate Treatment Development in Early Psychosis |
Session Chair Dr Sean Harper |
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11.55 |
Professor Alessandro Vinciarelli Is There a Role for AI in Psychiatry? |
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12.20 |
Dr Amy Hardy SloMo, a digitally supported therapy for paranoia: Improving access, experience, and outcomes of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis |
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12.45 |
Lunch and poster presentations |
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1.45 |
Professor John Marsden Stimulant use disorder: a complex clinical phenotype and the elusive search for effective treatment |
Session Chair Dr Ashleigh Duthie |
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2.10 |
Dr Katie Marwick Menopause in Bipolar Disorder and the MenoBD Study |
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2.35 |
Travelling Fellowship presentations
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3.00 |
Comfort break |
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3.30 |
Professor Emmanuelle Peters Can you treat PTSD in psychosis? The answer is in the STARs (Study of Trauma And Recovery |
Session Chair Professor Andrew Gumley
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3.55 |
Dr Melissa Pyle Remote Approaches to Psychosocial Intervention Delivery (RAPID) |
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4.20 |
Dr Donald MacIntyre Poster prizes and closing remarks |
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