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Narrative, self-understanding and the regulation of emotion in psychiatric disorder (Conference, London, Oct 12-13 2012)

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Research Summary: Narrative, Self-Understanding and Emotion Regulation in Psychiatric Disorder

Event Type: Academic Conference
Location & Date: London, October 12-13, 2012
Primary Topics: Narrative therapy, emotion regulation, philosophical and psychiatric perspectives on mental health disorders including depression, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and delusion
Key Speakers: Matthew Ratcliffe, Greg Currie, Konrad Michel, Giancarlo DiMaggio, Hanna Pickard, Matthew Broome, Paul Harris, Marc de Rosnay, Gwen Adshead, Philip Gerrans, Charles Fernyhough, Lisa Bortolotti, Jon Jureidini
Session Focus: Interdisciplinary examination of how narrative construction and self-understanding relate to emotional regulation across development and psychiatric conditions
Conference Organizers: Gregory Currie, Philip Gerrans, Jon Jureidini

9:30. Arrival, Registration.

10-12 Session 1 Feeling and Narrative

Matthew Ratcliffe: Feelings
Greg Currie: Narratives

1-3 Session 2 Feelings, Selves and Narratives: Case studies
Konrad Michel: Depression
Giancarlo DiMaggio: Personality Disorders

3:30-5:30 Session 3

Hanna Pickard: Philosophical reflections
Matthew Broome: A Psychiatric perspective

DAY 2 . 13 October 2012

Session 1 9:30-11:30 Children’s understanding and regulation of feeling

Paul Harris: the child’s understanding of feeling
Marc de Rosnay: the child’s regulation of feeling

Session 2 12-1 The adult consequences: ASD

Gwen Adshead: ‘Tall tales and horror stories: narratives of offending’

Session 3 1:30-3:30 Narrative psychiatry

Philip Gerrans: Delusion and narrative
Charles Fernyhough: Narrative and Memory

Final Session 4-5:30

Lisa Bortolotti: Philosophy and Psychiatry
Jon Jureidini: Reflections and general discussion.

Contacts:
Gregory Currie, Philip Gerrans, and Jon Jureidini.

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