International Conference on Good Psychiatric Management for Personality Disorders - Schedule
Here you find the preliminary schedule for the International Conference on Good Psychiatric Management for Personality Disorders taking place May 4–5, 2026, at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
Schedule
REGISTRATION
Welcome
Dr. Lois Choi-Kain of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute
Christian Rück, professor, senior physician, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, KI
Lina Martinsson
State of GPM 2026
Dr. Lois Choi-Kain of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute
GPM as frame for an out-patient personality disorders clinic at Psykiatri sydväst
Georgia Tsavara, psychologist
Jeanette Lindholm, psychiatric nurse
Anton Sandell, psychologist
Ola Starck, social worker
Niki Sundström, psychologist, director
Peder Björling, consultant psychiatrist, medical director
COFFEE BREAK
GPM implementation in northern Sweden
Lina Olsson, social worker, psychiatric clinic, Region Västerbotten
Linnea Malm, psychologist, psychiatric clinic, Region Västerbotten
GPM as entry point at general psychiatric clinic
Hanna Rösman, consultant Psychiatrist, medical director, out-patient clinic 8, Norra Stockholms Psykiatri
Lo Edberg, Psychologist, out-patient clinic 8, Norra Stockholms Psykiatri.
Implementation MBT/DBT vs GPM
Sophie I. Liljedahl, associate professor in psychiatry at the University of Gothenburg
Lina Nordström, specialist psychologist, psychotherapist, doctoral student at the Sahlgrenska Academy
Dr. Lois Choi-Kain of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute
PANEL
LUNCH
GPM as a framework for a dimensional, trigger-based approach to emotion dysregulation in borderline personality disorder
Martin Blay, MD, MSc psychiatrist at ADDIPSY (SBD group), Lyon, France
GPM and alcohol use disorder framework
Dr. Lois Choi-Kain of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute
Implementing at a SUD clinic
Susanna Krus, specialist nurse, specialist psychologist, Adult Psychiatry Clinic – Addiction, Malmö
Klara Schultz, psychologist, specialist psychologist, Adult Psychiatry Clinic – Addiction, Malmö
Isabel Jadbäck, specialist psychologist, Adult Psychiatry Clinic – Addiction, Malmö
PANEL
COFFEE BREAK
GPM-complex cases
Cathy Everitt-McLeod
Justine Price, psychiatric nurse
Laura Cooke-O’Connor
Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative, Adelaide
GPM in the psychiatric emergency services Australia
Melissa Casey, professor, principal psychologist and founder of Agile Mental Health
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CONFERENCE DINNER
Personality Disorder and autism (UK)
Robert Dudas, affiliated assistant professor at University of Cambridge
GPM-eating disorders
Kimberley Siscoe, consultant psychiatrist, Eating Recovery Center, Denver
Marcelo J. A. A. Brañas, M.D. co-director, Adolescent BPD Outpatient Program (ADRE)
Marcos Signoretti Croci, Doctor of Medicine, co-director, Adolescent BPD Outpatient Clinic
GPM for complex eating disorder
Anja Lewin, social worker, director, Stockholm Center for Eating disorders
Sara Botolfsson, social worker, counselor, Stockholm Center for Eating disorders
Sara Petersson, psychologist, Stockholm Center for Eating disorders
COFFEE BREAK
GPM for ADHD
Jihed Seli, consultant psychiatrist, Le Jolimont
Adapting GPM-A for conduct disorder
Kiely Foley, psychiatric nurse practitioner, Maine Behavioral Health
PANEL
LUNCH
GPM in primary health care (US)
Dr. Lois Choi-Kain of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute
Teaching GPM to Primary health care
Josefin Rashidi
Mats Adler, consultant psychiatrist, Psykiatriutveckling Sverige AB
PANEL
Implementing GPM-A in Brazil
Marcelo J. A. A. Brañas, M.D. co-director, Adolescent BPD Outpatient Program (ADRE)
Marcos Signoretti Croci, Doctor of Medicine, co-director, Adolescent BPD Outpatient Clinic
New Zeeland - GPM implementation
Sonja Quan, consultant psychiatrist, Kāinga Tiaki Centre, New Zeeland
COFFEE BREAK
Implementing GPM at an adult SUD clinic in Malmö
Susanna Krus, psychiatric nurse
Klara Schultz, psychologist
Isabel Jadbäck, psychologist
First data on GPM-internet treatment
Dan Bengtsson, psychologist, Phd student, Personality Disorders Clinic, Psykiatri Sydväst
Spiritual and transcendental aspects in GPM
Brandon Unruh, M.D. Harvard Medical School, Medical Director, Gunderson Residence; Director, Mentalization-Based Treatment Clinic
Sophie I. Liljedahl, associate prof, psychologist, Gothenburg University, Sahlgrenska Psychiatry
Summarizing Panel: GPM Future directions
Moderator: Dr. Lois Choi-Kain of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute
List of presenters
Anja Lewin, Social Worker, Director, Stockholm Center for Eating disorders, Sweden
Anton Sandell, Psychologist, Personality Disorders Clinic, Psykiatri Sydväst. Sweden
Brandon Unruh, M.D. Harvard Medical School, Medical Director, Gunderson Residence; Director, Mentalization-Based Treatment Clinic, USA
Cathy McLeod Everitt, Service Development Manager, Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative, Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN, Mental Health Services, Australia
Dan Bengtsson, Psychologist, Phd student, Personality Disorders Clinic, Psykiatri Sydväst, Sweden
Georgia Tzavara, Psychologist, Personality Disorders Clinic, Psykiatri Sydväst, Sweden
Hanna Rösman, Consultant Psychiatrist, medical director, out-patient clinic 8, Norra Stockholms Psykiatri, Sweden
Isabel Jadbäck, Psychologist, SUD-clinic Malmö, Sweden
Jeanette Lindholm, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Personality Disorders Clinic, Psykiatri Sydväst, Sweden
Jihed Seli, Consultant Psychiatrist, Le Jolimont, Switzerland
Josefin Rashidi, Out-patient clinic for emotional unstability personality disorder, Malmö. Sweden
Kimberley Siscoe, Consultant Psychiatrist, Eating Recovery Center, Denver, USA
Kiely Foley, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Maine Behavioral Health, USA
Klara Schultz, Psychologist, SUD-clinic Malmö, Sweden
Lina Olsson, Social Worker, Psychiatric clinic, Region Västerbotten, Sweden
Lina Nordström, Psychologist, PHD student, Sahlgrenska Psychiatry, Sweden
Linnea Malm, Psychologist, Psychiatric clinic, Region Västerbotten, Sweden
Lina Martinsson, MD PhD Department of Clinical Neuroscience, KI , Senior Psychiatrist, Head of Psykiatri Sydväst, Sweden
Lo Edberg, Psychologist, out-patient clinic 8, Norra Stockholms Psykiatri. Sweden
Lois W. Choi-Kain, M.D. M.Ed., Director, Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association, USA
Marcelo J. A. A. Brañas, M.D.Co-director, Adolescent BPD Outpatient Program (ADRE), Institute of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo (USP)785 Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Marcos Signoretti Croci, M.D, Co-director, Adolescent BPD Outpatient Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil at University of São Paulo, Brazil
Martin Blay, MD, MSc Psychiatrist at ADDIPSY (SBD group), Lyon, PhD candidate in Clinical Research (Graduate School Santé Publique Paris-Saclay) Member of the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ESSPD) President-founder of Lyon's Network of Personality Disorder, France
Mats Adler, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psykiatriutveckling Sverige AB, Sweden
Melissa Casey, Adj. Professor Melissa Casey – Principal, Agile Mental Health, New Zealand
Niki Sundström, Psychologist, Director, Personality Disorders Clinic, Psykiatri Sydväst, Sweden
Ola Starck, Social WorkerP, ersonality Disorders Clinic, Psykiatri Sydväst, Sweden
Peder Björling, Consultant Psychiatrist, Medical Director, Personality Disorders Clinic, Psykiatri Sydväst, Sweden
Robert Dudas, MD, PhD, FRCPsych PGCert Med Ed, Affiliated Assistant Professor at University of Cambridge, UK
Sara Botolfsson, Social Worker, Counselor, Stockholm Center for Eating disorders, Sweden
Sara Petersson, Psychologist, Stockholm Center for Eating disorders, Sweden
Sonja Quan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Kāinga Tiaki Centre, New Zealand
Sophie I. Liljedahl Associate Professor, Psychologist, Gothenburg University, Sahlgrenska Psychiatry, Sweden
Susanna Krus, Psychiatric Nurse, SUD-clinic Malmö, Sweden
Ueli Kramer, Professor in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Director, University Institute of Psychotherapy, Editor-in-Chief, APA, Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland
