EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS EMERITI – EAPE webinar in Association with RCPsych HoPSIG and PhilSIG
Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926) and Jacques Lacan (1901-1981):
Two important and contrasting figures in Mental Health and Beyond
In 2026, the anniversaries of Emil Kraepelin (100 years since his death) and Jacques Lacan (125 years since his birth) provide an opportunity to revisit two contrasting yet influential legacies in psychiatry. This EAPE webinar, held in association with RCPsych HoPSIG and PhilSIG, brings their traditions into dialogue, examining diagnosis and classification, neurobiology and subjectivity, and the role of language and human relationships in mental illness. With a focus on contemporary challenges, including the biopsychosocial model, evolving research directions, and psychiatry’s relationship to culture, the humanities and society, the event will be of interest to psychiatrists and academics engaged in mental health in the 21st century. Further information, including registration details as well as the detailed programme and timetable, is provided in the attached document.