In this study, we asked people from two samples (a clinical

Introduction:Recently the need for modern psychiatrists to have strong psychopathological bases has been repeatedly affirmed. Objectives:To provide a general overview on the current status of training and practice in psychopathology across Europe. Aims:1)to describe the current status of training on psychopathology;2)to identify the unmet needs of European residents in psychiatry;3)to suggest future perspectives of training in psychopathology. Methods:An online survey, promoted by the EPA Section on Philosophy and Psychiatry, was carried out during the period July-December 2013. Forty-one representatives of early career psychiatrists of their national associations were invited to participate. Each respondent was asked to provide the collective feedback of the association rather than that of any of its individual officer or member.