Bern Symposium on motor behaviour in schizophrenia
Thursday, August 30th 2012
Auditorium Wölfli, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Bern, Switzerland
we would like to invite you to an exciting symposium on motor behaviour in schizophrenia. Motor symptoms are highly prevalent in across the course of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, ocurring in both treated and untreated patients. Motor symptoms in schizophrenia include abnormal involuntary movements (e.g. dyskinesias), parkinsonism, so-called soft neurological signs, catatonia, psychomotor slowing, disturbances of volition and action planning. Despite the high prevalence, motor phenomena go widely unrecognized in clinical practice. Still, motor symptoms such as dyskinesia and gait disorders may strongly impair quality of life. In the upcoming DSM-V, motor symptoms will be included as one dimension of schizophrenia.
International experts in the field will present their recent work. The topics will cover prevalence and clinical significance of motor disorders in schizophrenia, as well as the neurobiology of schizophrenia motor symptoms. The symposium welcomes the specialists (psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists) as well as general practioners and students.
Morning - Workshop sessions
10:15-11:00 Video Workshop motor disorders (Peter van Harten)
11:10-11:55 Psychomotor tasks (Lise Docx & Manuel Morrens)
12:00-12:30 Actigraphy (Sebastian Walther)
please register for the symposium in advance and indicate whether you would like to participate in the workshops (limited number of participants) via email: symposium mail
11:10-11:55 Psychomotor tasks (Lise Docx & Manuel Morrens)
12:00-12:30 Actigraphy (Sebastian Walther)
please register for the symposium in advance and indicate whether you would like to participate in the workshops (limited number of participants) via email: symposium mail
Afternoon - lecture sessions
14:00-15:45 Clinical aspects of schizophrenia movement disorders
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16:05-17:10 Neuroimaging of schizophrenia motor disorders
please find the detailed program here: PDF
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16:05-17:10 Neuroimaging of schizophrenia motor disorders
please find the detailed program here: PDF
registration charges: None
Organization
Dr. med. Sebastian WaltherUniversity Hospital of Psychiatry
Bolligenstrasse 111
3000 Bern 60
Switzerland
Sponsored by:
MVUB, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Janssen-Cilag, Sandoz
