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. We have created an event 'code of conduct' for those attending on the day.
On the day
Poster submissions Exhibitor stands
Programme: 'Mechanisms of Change: Improving mental health outcomes'
Speaker talk summaries Speaker biographies
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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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10.35 |
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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