national association of psychiatric intensive care units

January 19, 2026

NAPICU Annual Conference registration will be opening in Spring 2026. NAPICU will be celebrating 30 years!

November 6, 2025

Introducing NAPICU’s New Bespoke Training Packages

Mixed Sex PICUs: Have times changed?

June 12, 2025

Volume 21, Number 1, April 2025 Editorial by Roland Dix, Oana Ciobanasu, Seamus Watson & Jules Haste.

Psychiatric Intensive Care Textbook

September 26, 2024

We’re excited to announce that the NAPICU Conference Special Offer on the Psychiatric Intensive Care Textbook has been extended!

CAMHS RESEARCH PROJECT

March 15, 2024

The National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care (NAPICU) has partnered with the University of Salford, for a ground-breaking research project that aims to shape the urgent and intensive care provision for children and young people experiencing mental health problems in the UK.

Pharmacological Management of Acute Disturbance

February 22, 2024

This two-afternoon virtual course is designed for staff working in a mental health setting who work with patients who are acutely unwell mentally. It will introduce the management of acute disturbance and discuss the key areas for treating, prescribing, and monitoring of medicines used for acute disturbance.

Mixed Sex PICUs: Have times changed?

Psychiatric Intensive Care Textbook

CAMHS RESEARCH PROJECT

Pharmacological Management of Acute Disturbance

Mixed Sex PICUs: Have times changed?

Scientific Symposium

Psychiatric Intensive Care Textbook

PICU and EUPD: how well are we doing?

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