WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

Venue

Stockholmsmässan, Älvsjö

Format

in-person

Registration

$99 – $990

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Registration pricing

Who this conference is for

The WPA's triennial world congress: global perspectives, policy, and transcultural psychiatry at scale. Most valuable for internationally engaged psychiatrists; US CME credit logistics require checking.

At a glance

Primary audience

Psychiatrists — Global psychiatric community across all career stages and systems of care

Orientation

Clinical & research mix

Industry funding

Moderate industry presence

Typical attendance

~8,000

Program highlights

6 of 52 major sessions from the official program — excludes posters, exhibits, and social events.

• PlenaryOpening Ceremony and Plenary Session 01: Mental Health for Sustainable Development: The Science Behind the Vision

  Danuta Wasserman

  Opening plenary linking population mental health to the sustainable development agenda and the evidence base behind it.

• PlenaryPlenary Session 02: Mental Health: An Economic Case

  Lade Smith

  Makes the economic argument for investing in mental health care and prevention.

• PlenaryPlenary Session 03: From the Arctic Mutation to a Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

  Lars Lannfelt

  Traces how discovery of the Arctic APP mutation led to development of amyloid-targeting therapy for Alzheimer's disease.

• PlenaryPlenary Session 04: Long-term Well-being and its Underlying Economics

  Micael Dahlen

  Examines what drives sustained well-being from a behavioral-economics perspective.

• PlenaryPlenary Session 05: Opportunities and Challenges for Psychiatry in the African Continent

  Tarek Okasha

  Reviews workforce, service, and research opportunities and barriers for psychiatry across Africa.

• PlenaryPlenary Session 06: The Role of Psychiatrists in Responding to Humanitarian Emergencies

  Gregory Keane

  How psychiatrists can contribute to mental health responses in conflict and disaster settings.

See the full program — all 52 sessions & speakers →

Program details verified August 20, 2026; sessions and speakers may change — confirm on the official site.