Child and Adolescent Neuropsychopharmacology Network

Aiming to address critical gaps in neuropsychopharmacological practice for children and adolescents, focusing on the development of drug therapies and evidence-based approaches. The Network advocates for improved preclinical data and the creation of paediatric clinical trials. Through grant applications and scientific publications, it works to foster advancements in the field and enhance clinical practice for this vulnerable population.

History

The Network was established in 2008, when the ECNP Networks initiative was launched. 

We contributed to establish a unique community focused on children and adolescents with severe mental disorders. To foster the development of pediatric clinical trials we also developed the European Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology Network (ECAPN), recognized by the European Medicine Agency, and part of the consortium of the EU-funded research project Conect4Children.

Diane Ouakil-Purper, France, and Carmen Moreno, Spain.
Core members
Member name Institution City Country
Immaculada Baeza Pertegaz FCRB-IDIBAPS-CIBERSAM Barcelona Spain
Tobias Banaschewski  Heidelberg University Mannheim Germany
David Cohen  Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital Paris France
Christoph U. Correll Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
Samuele Cortese  University of Southampton  Southampton United Kingdom
Edna Grünblatt  University of Zürich Zürich Switzerland 
Pieter Hoekstra  University Medical Center Groningen Groningen The Netherlands
Carmen Moreno Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon Madrid Spain
Antonio Persico  University of Messina Messina Italy
Diane Quakil-Purper Hôpital Saint Eloi Montpellier France
Veit Roessner  Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital Dresden Germany
Dejan Stevanovic  Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth Belgrade  Serbia
Associate members
Member name Institution City Country
Alan Apter Schneider Children's Medical Center Of Israel Petah Tikva Israel
Celso Arango  Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon Madrid Spain
Jan Buitelaar  Radboud University Nijmegen  Nijmegen  The Netherlands
Josefina Castro-Fornieles  Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Barcelona Spain 
David Coghill  University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia
Anthony James  University of Oxford  Oxford United Kingdom
Pia Jeppesen Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre (CAMHC)   Copenhagen Denmark
Peter Nagy   Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Hospital Budapest  Hungary
Anne Katrine Pagsberg Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre (CAMHC)   Copenhagen Denmark 
Mara Parellada  Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon Madrid Spain
Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo King´s College London London United Kingdom 
Paramala Santosh   Centre of Interventional Paediatric Psychopharmacology London United Kingdom
Emily Simonoff   King's College London London United Kingdom
Argyris Stringaris NIMH Bethesda   USA
Benedetto Vitiello University of Torino Torino Italy
Susanne Walitza  University of Zürich  Zürich Switzerland  
Abraham Weizman  Geha Mental Health Center Petah Tikva Israel 
Tamar Wohlfarth  CBG-MEB Utrecht The Netherlands
Ian Chi Kei Wong  University of Hong Kong - Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine Hong Kong  Hong Kong