Workshops

The Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality –MIDAP invites postgraduate students (master's and doctoral) from countries in Latin America to apply for the IV Latin American Workshopon “Research on Depression: Emerging Challenges for Latin America”, to be held in person between November 11 and 15, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. Participation is free, subject to a competitive selection process. For Latin American students (not residing in Chile) or students from other regions of Chile, participation includes airfare and accommodation.

This activity is part of the scientific and academic activities of the MIDAP Institute, a research center of excellence that generates scientific knowledge about depression and personality from a multidimensional perspective. MIDAP conducts basic and applied research on the mechanisms that trigger, develop, and sustain depressive and personality disorders, as well as the mechanisms of action and effectiveness of the treatments implemented for their management. MIDAP is funded by the Millennium Scientific Initiative Program, National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation of the Government of Chile.

The workshop will consist of 37 in-person hours, during which participants will have access to master classes from international and Chilean experts, open discussion spaces, and practical workshops on publishing scientific papers and on academic and professional development. The workshop will be taught in Spanish. See the preliminary program at the end of this document.

The objective of the Latin American workshops offered by MIDAP is to develop advanced human capital to address regional and global challenges in mental health. In its three previous editions, a total of 59 students from nine countries in the region participated. In this fourth edition, MIDAP is calling for a maximum of 15 graduate students, who will be selected from among those who register via the link in the box below.

In this fourth edition, the workshop is sponsored by the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and the Latin American Chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR).

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

The workshop is aimed at a maximum of 15 students enrolled in graduate programs (master's and preferably doctoral) at Latin American universities and institutions in the areas of clinical psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, and/or related programs that conduct mental health research.

The workshop is aimed at graduate students who are finalizing the initial formulation of their research projects (before the thesis defense, for example) or beginning to implement them (just after defending their thesis, for example). Students who are in the very early stages of their graduate studies (before a well-defined research project) or too advanced (already in the process of finalizing, writing their thesis, or preparing for the final defense) will not be considered.