Fourth ESSPD Summer School:
Investigating Psychosocial Dysfunction in Personality Disorders

The European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ESSPD) is proud to announce the fourth ESSPD Summer School for early career researchers, organized in collaboration with the University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Psychiatry, with the financial support of the Cariparma Foundation and the Personality Disorders Lab.

The aim of the summer school is to increase the methodological competencies in conducting high quality research in the domain of psychosocial functioning and recovery in personality disorders, from multiple perspectives.

The Summer School will take place on August 31st – September 6th, 2025 at the Alba del Borgo agriturismo (province of Parma, Italy).

Deadline: Applications by February 1st, 2025 by e-mail to summerschool@esspd.eu.

All applications must contain a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae and a 1-page summary of the relevant research project and how it relates to the applicant’s motivation to attend the Summer School (in one PDF file). Applications from early career researchers affiliated with an Eastern European University are encouraged.

Confirmed speakers

Katja Bertsch

Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology,

📍 Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

Rasa Barkauskiené

Developmental Psychopathology Research Center, Institute of Psychology,

📍 Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Chiara De Panfilis

Associate Professor in Psychiatry, Department of Medicine and Surgery,

📍 University of Parma, Parma, Italy