3rd Dual Congress of Psychiatry and Neurosciences

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Dates: Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October 2008

The Divani Caravel Hotel
2 Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue
16121 Kessariani, Athens

The scientific program will include:

• Lectures by invited speakers
  
• Symposia and round table discussions
• Workhops and seminars
  
• Oral free communications
• Poster presentations

The topics to be discussed are the following:

Basic Science in Neuropsychiatry and Biological Psychiatry

Brain Research • Neuroanatomy • Neurophysiology • Consciousness • Cognition • Lateralisation of the Brain • Sex Differences in the Brain

Neuropsychiatry and Biological Psychiatry in Specific Age-Groups

Children • Adolescents • Elderly • Developmental Neuropsychiatry • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • Autistic Disorders

Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Physical Illness

Disorders of Metabolism • Endocrinopathies • Epilepsy • Head Trauma • Infectious Diseases • Migraine • Pain • Parkinson’s Disease • Structural Brain Changes

Neuropsychiatric Considerations in and Biological Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders

Anxiety Disorders • Dementias • Depression • Dissociative Disorders • Eating Disorders • Gilles de La Tourette • Mood Disorders • Obsessive Compulsive Disorders • Panic Disorder • Phobias • Personality Disorders • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder • Premenstrual Syndrome • Schizophrenia • Sexual Disorders • Sleep Disorders • Somatoform Disorders • Stress • Substance Use Disorders

Psychopharmacology

Anticholinergics • Anticraving Drugs • Antidepressants • Antipsychotics • Anxiolytics • Cognition Enhancing Drugs • Hypnotics • Maintenance Treatment • Mood Stabilizers • Pharmacoeconomics • Pharmacogenetics • Pharmacokinetics • Withdrawal of Drugs

Non-Pharmacological Biologic Treatment

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) • Electro-Convulsive Treatment (ECT) • Neurosurgery • Phototherapy • Sleep Deprivation • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) • Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

Neuroimaging

CT-scan • EEG-Mapping • Magnetic Encephalography (MEG) • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) • f-MRI • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) • Single Photon Emission Computerised Tomography (SPECT)

Research and Related Issues

Animal Models • Ethics of Psychiatric Research • Internet and New Communication Methodology • Meta-analytic Approaches • Study Designs • Transgenic Models

Other Topics

Biological Rhythms • Comorbidity in Psychiatry • Emergency Psychiatry • Forensic Psychiatry • Gender Issues in Psychiatry • General Hospital Psychiatry • Genetics • Mental Health Economics • Neuroprotection • Neurorehabilitation • Psychoneuroendocrinology • Psychoneuroimmunology • Suicidology