“Utilising CBT Techniques in Primary Care”

Dr Costas Papageorgiou BSc (Hons), MA, DClinPsychol, PhD, CPsychol

Dr Costas Papageorgiou is currently Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Priory Hospital Altrincham where he holds regular clinics providing evidence-based psychological treatments for mood and anxiety disorders. He was Deputy Director of the NHS Specialist Service for Affective Disorders in Manchester and Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University.

He has been involved in a number of research studies and clinical treatment trials that now form part of the CBT guidelines recommended by NICE for a wide range of problems. Dr Papageorgiou is the author and co-author of numerous books/chapters and peer-reviewed articles focusing on cognitive-behavioural theories and treatments of mood and anxiety disorders. He is a co-author of the forthcoming CBT book entitled “Coping with depression: A guide on what works for patients, carers and professionals”.

Programme

9.00 – 9.30 Registration & Coffee

9.30 – 11.00 Management of Depression

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee and Exhibition

11.30 – 1.00 Utilising CBT Techniques in Primary Care

1.00 – 1.30 Lunch & Exhibition