DISkurs 2026: three-day conference

18–20 September 2026 | Bad Mergentheim, Germany

The upcoming three-day conference DISkurs: Dissociative Identity Disorder – Connecting Perspectives, Understanding Complexity aims to foster an informed, respectful dialogue that advances our understanding of DID and supports improved care for those affected.

A Meeting of Minds: Why This Conference Matters

DID is, by definition, a disorder of divided experience. In therapy, one of the central aims is to help inner parts communicate, share information, and work toward integration. The organizers of DISkurs intend to mirror this process on a professional level—building bridges between disciplines, perspectives, and forms of expertise.

Expert Speakers

The conference brings together a distinguished group of professionals.

  • Dr. Ellert Nijenhuis

  • Prof. Dr. Hans J. Markowitsch – Neuroscientist specializing in memory and amnesia

  • Prof. Dr. Andreas Mokros – Professor of Personality and Forensic Psychology; expert in personality disorders and forensic risk assessment

  • Dagmar Bethke – Former Chief Police Commissioner and victim protection officer

  • Kirsten Böök – Senior Ministerial Counsellor, Lower Saxony Ministry of Justice; specialist in trauma and justice

  • Prof. Dr. Petra Hasselmann – Professor of Criminalistics, University of Public Administration Bremen

  • Dr. Philipp Herzog – Researcher, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau; psychotherapist; expert in transdiagnostic approaches

  • Dr. Alexander Jatzko – Psychiatrist and psychotherapist; Clinic Director, CuraMed Privatklinik Stillachhaus; neurobiological research on DID

  • Dr. Andreas Krüger – Child and adolescent psychiatrist; Medical Director, Ankerland Trauma Therapy Center; expert in developmental trauma

  • Ramona Geupert – Self-help representative; expert from the lived-experience perspective

DISkurs 2026 website >

Event Details

Dates
18–20 September 2026

Location
Kursaal im Kurhaus Bad Mergentheim
Lothar-Daiker-Straße 2, 97980 Bad Mergentheim

Format
A three-day professional conference including meals.
CME points will be available; accreditation through the State Medical Association (LÄK) and State Psychological Chamber (LPK).

Language
German

Registration
Ticket sales open: 1 December 2025 Link >>
Early-bird discount: 10% until 31 March 2026
Special hotel rates available while supplies last.

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