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Tel Aviv - Jaffa, Israel, September 3 - 6, 2012

Only 9 Days Left to Save on Suicide Prevention Conference Registration!

There is still time left to save on registration fees. You can still take advantage of early bird registration fees if you register online before June 30, 2012.

Register today for the most important international meeting on suicide and depression in Europe - ESSSB14 2012.

Review the Scientific Program Online

All the details that you need to know about the ESSSB 14 2012 scientific program are now published on our website.

Choose from a variety of outstanding parallel sessions, view the poster presentations and hear from the top experts in the field of suicide and suicidal behavior:

ESSSB 14 Plenary Lectures:

• Where is suicide research going in the next decade? J John Mann
• Models of suicidal behavior, Rory O'Connor
• Experience of loss in the middle east as reflected in the literature, David Grossman
• Lifestyles, mental health and suicidal behaviors in European adolescents- Results of the SEYLE Study: Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe, Danuta Wasserman
• Evidence-based psychotherapy of the suicidal adolescent, David Brent
• Images of suicide: The contribution of neuroimaging to our understanding of suicidal behavior,
  Kees van Heeringen
• Role of media in suicide prevention - friend or enemy, Merike Sisask
• Rethinking Suicide Prevention: A Public Health Problem with a Mental Health Solution, Alan L. Berman
• Predicting and preventing suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder, Prof. Maria Oquendo
• Preventing suicide by restriction of access to means: rationale, successes and limitations, Keith Hawton

Keynote Lectures:

• Epidemiology of adult suicide- an update, Annette Beautrais
• Deliberate Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour in the Development of Borderline Personality Disorder,
  Franz Resch
• Epidemiology of adolescent suicide- an update, Madelyn Gould
• Psychotherapy of the Borderline Suicidal Patients- an update, Barbara Stanley
• Suicide Clusters and Contagion: Evidence, Early Identification and Responding, Ella Arensman
• Mother- Infant, Eyad Hallaq
• Neuropsychology of suicide- an update, Philippe Courtet
• The impact of the economic recession on suicidal behaviour in Ireland, Paul Corcoran
• The concepts of death in adolescence in the light of Attachment Theory, Sam Tyano
• Suicide in Bedouin community, Sami Hamdan
• Aggression and suicide: is there a biological link? Marco Sarchiapone
• Gene environment and timing interaction in depression and suicide- from genetics to animal model,
  Gil Zalsman
• Suicide in bipolar, Haim Belmaker

Start planning your congress itinerary by viewing your copy of the ESSSB14 scientific program today.

ESSSB14 Social Events

Experience an unmissable encounter between East and West.

The ESSSB14 Gala Dinner will take place in one of the most magnificent locations in Jaffa - the unique El Hamman (Turkish Bath) complex. Oriental delicacies and authentic Mediterranean music and entertainment will complement this special magical evening awakening all the senses.

Join the ESSSB14 Online Community

Connect with peers and colleagues and exchange ideas and knowledge by joining the ESSSB14 online community on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Participate in discussions, share your point of view and build a strong professional network online.