It is with great pleasure that I invite you to join us in Boston this November 2025 for our 19th International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD) Congress.

This is the preeminent personality disorder international meeting held every two years, where we gather from across the world to discuss and engage in this rapidly growing part of mental health. Congress gives us the opportunity to spend time with colleagues, to learn about new innovations, directions in the field, and to connect with leading researchers, clinicians, service leaders, policy makers, students, academics and importantly service users including their families and carers. We welcome you to join our lively and cutting edge program with a mix of keynotes, symposia, workshops, short talks and posters.  We will also feature master clinicians demonstrating clinical skills, and have invited leading speakers to come and present their work. 

Boston is a vibrant and exciting city and we are proud to be able to show the hospitality of Boston, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the United States. I would like to acknowledge that we pay respect to the people of the Massachusett Tribe, past and present, and honor the land itself which remains sacred to the Massachusett People, and pay our respect to the Elders both past and present.

 Welcome to Boston - November 2025!