CINP (Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum) is a truly global psychopharmacology organisation, with a mission to encourage and promote international scientific study, teaching and the application of neuro-psychopharmacology.

CINP seeks to improve and advance research activities, leading to improved patient care. It was established in 1957 in Zurich and the first international congress was held in Rome in 1958.

As part of professional education activities CINP supports and promotes International and Regional meetings. The Board of CINP at their meeting in Chicago in 2006 decided to support a fourth joint meeting of the Asia and Pacific regions in 2008. This will follow on from the three previous successful meetings, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2000, Pattaya, Thailand in 2006 and Bangkok, Thailand in 2007.

The meeting will bring together Regional and International clinical and scientific expertise in the treatment and understanding of the biology of Mental and Neurological Disorders and their effective pharmacotherapy. As with previous regional meetings the program will include clinically relevant and cutting edge scientific symposia. There will be invited addresses from leaders in the field of neurosciences and psychopharmacology.

Topics to be discussed at the Meeting include:

• Addictions
• Affective Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Animal models of psychiatric disorders
• Basic psychopharmacology
• Bipolar Affective Disorders
• Clinical psychopharmacology
• Dementia
• Depression
• Neuropsychopharmacology
• Neuroimaging in psychopharmacology and psychiatry
• Psychoses
• Psycho-neuroimmunology
• Research methods in psychopharmacology
• Schizophrenia