Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to welcome you to the “V INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF DUAL DISORDERS: Addictions and other Mental Disorders”, organized by the Spanish Society of Dual Pathology (Sociedad Española de Patología Dual, SEPD), to be held in Madrid, Spain, from the 23rd to 26th March 2017. For this Congress we have scheduled a special one day Neuroscience Parallel Symposium in order to review the neuroscience’s basic and clinical research involving Dual Disorders.

Dual Diagnosis/ Dual Disorders/ Dual Psychopathology/ Co-occurring Disorders, are related concepts describing the comorbid presence of substance use disorders and other mental disorders appearing in an increasing number of patients of our everyday clinical practice.

SEPD invites all professionals in the field of Addictions, Addiction Psychiatry and Mental Heath, to attend and debate the state of the art of Dual Disorders as one of today’s main Mental Health challenges.

After the successful of the Congresses past editions, the last having over 2000 delegates coming from 70 countries, 170 lectures and symposia, 123 oral presentations and 322 poster presentations, the aim of this new edition is to consolidate a platform on which professionals in the field of mental health and addictions, together with main opinion leaders in this area, can review and share recent knowledge and developments in a dynamic and interactive way. The themes to be addressed are the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutics of Dual Disorders, from molecular biology to daily clinical practice and from prevention strategies to recovery programs.

The possibilities for participating, both in English or Spanish (simultaneous translation provided), are extensive for all fields related to Dual Disorders, through plenary sessions, symposia, workshops, meetings with the expert, educational update sessions, oral communications and posters.

Our target is also to promote an extensive networking between all participants, to this effect we are preparing in the afternoon, after the plenary lectures, scientific and network activities.

We encourage you to become an active player in the Congress and value your dedication by submitting and abstract to the session of your choice.

The members of the organizing committee are proud of the great support received from the most prestigious national and international Institutions involved in Mental Health, Psychiatry and Drug Addiction, as is reflected in their co-sponsorship of the Congress.

The V International Congress on Dual Disorders will be in Madrid, and we are confident that its strategic location at the geographical centre of the Iberian Peninsula where Its old town stands out among major European cities and effortlessly incorporates a modern urban infrastructure, offers a broad range of accommodations and services make it the perfect place for this edition.

We look forward to welcoming you to Madrid in 2017.

Dr. Nestor Szerman

Prof. Miguel Casas