International Meeting on Dialogical Approaches to Challenging Mental States

We are proud to announce that the 28th International Meeting on Dialogical and Reflective Approaches to Psychosis and other Challenging Mental States (IMDRAP) will be taking place in London on August 28th - September 1st 2024. The conference is held at the University of London, jointly hosted by SOAS & UCL.

Families, friends and Open Dialogue practitioners from around the world will be joining us to hear about the latest research updates from the ODDESSI and APOD studies, as well as others and we will be holding discussions on a variety of issues related to dialogical teaching, practice and philosophy.

Tickets are limited so early booking is advised. Concessionary rates are available and below is also a list of recommended hotels near the venue. (Please note: hotel prices will increase substantially nearer the time, so early reservation is strongly advised).

Friday 30th August is an Open Day for UK residents and others to learn more about Open Dialogue and meet the ODDESSI research trial teams.

Attendance at this event is included with tickets for the International Meeting. UK residents can attend the Open Day separately as well; click here for more details.

Meeting dates:

Wednesday, August 28th (2-5pm) Evening welcome buffet

Thursday, August 29th (9am-5pm)

Friday, August 30th (9am-5pm) Sightseeing event to be confirmed (not included in the price)

Saturday, August 31st (9am-5pm) Party evening

Sunday, September 1st (10am-1pm)

More programme details to follow early May.

Click here if you would like to submit a proposal for a research presentation.

Meeting main address:

SOAS University of London

10 Thornhaugh St, London WC1H 0XG, UK

Tickets:

Full meeting - £379.90 (includes the Eventbrite fee of £29.90).

NB: the last date to book tickets at this price is 29 July 2024; if booking after that date, the cost per ticket will be £450*. There is no reduction for attendance of fewer than 4 days.

Concessionary full meeting - £163.22 (includes the Eventbrite fees of 13.22) There is a limited number of concessionary tickets (available to family members/persons with lived experience/low waged/ students/ pensioners/ attendees from developing countries). As demand is likely to be great, please email Katya (katya.vasco.od@gmail.com) with proof or a description of your status. These tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis.

Open Day only - £11.55 (includes the Eventbrite fee of £1.55) (click here for more details).

Accommodation: Must be booked and paid separately. You can choose any accommodation but www.imperialhotels.co.uk (Royal National) is the closest to the meeting venue - to make a booking, please contact their Central Reservation Office, tel: 0207 278 7871, email: info@imperialhotels.co.uk, quoting the reference "International Open Dialogue".

Another hotel option is Travelodge (Travelodge London Central Kings Cross; Travelodge London Finsbury Park or Travelodge London Manor House – all these hotels are well connected to the Conference venue by the London Underground).

There are lots of other options nearby, please check booking.com. Request somewhere near Russell Square/Euston.

*Plus Eventbrite booking fees - 6.95% + £0.59 per sold ticket; service fee: 2%