Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Il docente del Department of Psychiatry visiting professor nel nostro Ateneo
27 maggio 2008
Il Dipartimento di Neuroscienze "B.B. Brodie" , la Scuola di Specializzazione in Farmacologia e la Scuola di Dottorato in
Neuroscienze e Scienze Morfologiche dell’Università degli Studi di Cagliari comunicano che il Prof. Martin Alda - Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University,Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) terrà un ciclo di seminari nell’ambito dell’iniziativa "Visiting
Professor", organizzata dall’Università degli Studi di Cagliari grazie al finanziamento della Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.
Martedì, 27 Maggio (Aula 2 Cittadella Universitaria – Monserrato)
Ore 16-18
Title: Genetic factors and response to lithium treatment.
Attempts to map susceptibility genes for bipolar disorder have been complicated by genetic complexity of the illness and, above all by heterogeneity. This lecture reviews the genetic research of bipolar disorder aiming to reduce the heterogeneity by focusing on definite responders to long-term lithium treatment. The available evidence strongly suggests that lithium-responsive bipolar disorder is the core bipolar phenotype, characterized by a more prominent role of genetic factors.
Giovedì, 29 Maggio (Aula 3 Cittadella Universitaria – Monserrato)
Ore 11-12
Title: Prophylactic treatment response in bipolar disorder: naturalistic studies versus clinical trials.
The objective of this lecture is to evaluate effectiveness of commonly used prophylactic treatments for bipolar disorder in a naturalistic setting and to explore factors associated with treatment response.
Giovedì, 5 Giugno (Aula Verde, Cittadella dei Musei)
Ore 18-20
Chairs: M. Piga and M. Del Zompo
Title: Neuroimaging studies in bipolar patients: focus on the relevance for studies and management of Bipolar Disorder.
Bipolar disorder is a chronic and severe mental illness with worldwide effects. It includes both the more severe bipolar disorder type I (BD I, requiring a manic or mixed episode) and the less severe bipolar disorder type II (BD II, requiring presence of a hypomanic episode).
Recent advances in neuroimaging that utilize functional imaging techniques can contribute to our knowledge base of this disorder and may help develop a better understanding of etiological and treatment .
Per informazioni rivolgersi alla Prof.ssa Maria Del Zompo, Direttore del Dipartimento di Neuroscienze "B.B. Brodie" (070 6092438 - 070 6754307; email: delzompo@unica.it).