The British Neuropsychiatry Association

THE OBJECT OF THE BRITISH NEUROPSYCHIATRY ASSOCIATION (BNPA) IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY BRINGING ABOUT IMPROVED HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN PARTICULAR BY INCREASING, INTEGRATING, AND DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BRAIN FUNCTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR THROUGH OPEN LEARNED MEETINGS. IN FURTHERING THIS OBJECT THE BNPA:· PROVIDES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, INCLUSIVE FORUM FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS AND BEST PRACTICES IN CLINICAL CARE ACROSS A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL GROUPS;· ENCOURAGES AND FACILITATES CROSS-DISCIPLINARY DISCUSSION OF CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC ISSUES ACROSS THE RELATED FIELDS OF PSYCHIATRY, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY;· RUNS HIGH-QUALITY SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND EDUCATIONAL COURSES, INCLUDING COLLABORATION WITH OTHER RELEVANT SOCIETIES; AND· PROMOTES THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERNATIONALLY.