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The World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders

We cordially invite you to our 5th International WASAD Congress in Munich, Germany, October 23-25, 2025.

https://wasad.org/
https://wasad2025.org/
As we wrap up our #WASAD2025 recap, we want to offer a big thank you to the organizing & scientific committees, speakers, moderators, and everyone who joined!

Your insightful questions, presentations, and conversations brought the congress and our discussions around stress and anxiety to life ✨
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Congratulations to Mira Erhart, Ronja Brinkmann, and colleagues for their poster award, received for their work exploring “Posterior Insula Coupling with Individual Heart Rate during Acute Stress as a Resilience Marker”! 🫀🧠🏆
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Congratulations to @andreasgoreis.bsky.social and colleagues for winning one of three poster awards for their poster titled “Impact of Social Media on Triggering Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Adolescents: A Comparative Ambulatory Assessment Study”! 📱💬 🏆
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
In his keynote lecture, “Treatment of PTSD: State-of-the-Art and Beyond,” Professor Thomas Ehring @thomasehring.bsky.social, Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment at LMU Munich @lmu-klips.bsky.social, offered an overview of current evidence-based interventions for PTSD and CPTSD.
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“Is there a conductor for the orchestrated stress-induced interaction between brain and heart?”

This central question guided the keynote lecture delivered by Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychology at the Technical University of Munich (@tum.de).
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Complete freedom from stress is death.” – Hans Selye

Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Great News! 💡🧠📊
While submissions for oral presentations are now closed, there's still time to showcase your work! 🎉

You can still submit abstracts for poster and e-poster presentations until September 15, 2025!

📩 Submit here: wasad2025.org/registration...

See you in Munich for #WASAD2025 ⛰️📍
July 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Great news! The early bird registration deadline was extended to May 30! 🎉

Register now and get:
🧪 Full access to all scientific & poster sessions
🌐 Entry to the virtual congress platform
🎟️ Industry exhibition + final program
☕ Daily coffee breaks & lunch
🎉 Welcome reception

See you in Munich! 📍🗺️
May 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM