interacting minds & their biological basis:
pathological perspectives
date friday november 9th - 9.30 am - 4 pm
place Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Skovagervej 2, 8240 Risskov, denmark
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description
We are pleased to extend this invitation to attend a scientific and clinical one-day conference on ’Interacting minds and their biological basis – pathological perspectives’. The programme addresses new knowledge about the biological basis of social cognition and communication in autism and schizophrenia – with four outstanding speakers from University College London.
Dr. Uta Frith is professor in developmental psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience & Department of Psychology. Current research and interests: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, developmental dyslexia, social cognition, and impact of neuroscience on teaching and learning. Dr. Chris Frith is professor in neuropsychology, Wellcome Department, Cognitive Neurology, Institute of Neurology. Current research and interests: The applications of functional brain imaging to the study of higher cognitive functions in man.
Chris Frith is also Niels Bohr Visiting Professor at Aarhus University and Uta Frith is Aarhus University Research Foundation Research Professor, both connected to the ’Interacting minds – biological basis’ study.
Dr Graham Pickup is Honorary Research Fellow and Chartered Clinical Psychologist, University College London, Department of Clinical Psychology. Current research interests: Cognitive assessment in schizophrenia, psychological models of psychotic symptoms, theory of mind in schizophrenia and its potential clinical applications, and schizotypy. Dr. Sarah White is postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. Current research interests: Mentalising, central coherence, executive functions, and subtypes in the autism spectrum.
The conference is arranged by the Society for Psychopathology in Children and Adolescent (SPBU) and the Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP-DK) in collaboration with the ‘Interacting minds – biological basis’ research group at Aarhus University.
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suggestions for further reading
Brüne, M. (2005). 'Theory of mind' in schizophrenia: A review of the literature. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 31, 1-22.
Brüne, M., Abdel-Hamid, M., Lehmkämper, C. and Sonntag, C. (2007). Mental state attribution, neurocognitive functioning, and psychopathology: What predicts poor social competence in schizophrenia best? Schizophrenia Research, 92, 151-159.
Freeman, D. (2007). Suspicious minds: The psychology of persecutory delusions. Clinical Psychology Review, 27, 425-457.
Freeman, D., Garety, P. A., Fowler, D., Kuipers, E., Bebbington, P. E. and Dunn, G. (2004). Why do people with delusions fail to choose more realistic explanations for their experiences? An empirical investigation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 671-680.
Frith, C. D. (1992). The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Ltd: Hillsdale, NJ.
Frith, C. D. (2004). Editorial: Schizophrenia and theory of mind. Psychological Medicine, 34, 385-389.
Garety, P. A., Freeman, D., Jolley, S., Dunn, G., Bebbington, P. E., Fowler, D. G., Kuipers, E. and Dudley, R. (2005). Reasoning, emotions, and delusional conviction in psychosis. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114, 373-384.
Garety, P. A., Kuipers, E., Fowler, D., Freeman, D. and Bebbington, P. E. (2001). A cognitive model of the positive symptoms of psychosis. Psychological Medicine, 31, 189-195.
Harrington, L., Siegert, R. J. and McClure, J. (2005). Theory of mind in schizophrenia: A critical review. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 10, 249-286.
Kingdon, D. G. and Turkington, D. (2005). Cognitive Therapy of Schizophrenia. The Guilford Press: New York.
Kuipers, E., Garety, P., Fowler, D., Freeman, D., Dunn, G. and Bebbington, P. (2006). Cognitive, emotional, and social processes in psychosis: Refining
cognitive behavioural therapy for persistent positive symptoms. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 32, S24-S31.
Leslie, A. M. and Thaiss, L. (1992). Domain specificity in conceptual development: Neuropsychological evidence from autism. Cognition, 43, 225-251.
Pickup, G. J. (2006). Theory of mind and its relation to schizotypy. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry,11, 177-192.
Pickup, G. J. and Frith, C. D. (2001). Theory of mind impairments in schizophrenia: Symptomatology, severity and specificity.Psychological Medicine, 31, 207-220.
Sprong, M., Schothorst, P., Vos, E., Hox, J. and van Engeland, H. (2007). Theory of mind in schizophrenia: Meta-analysis.British Journal of Psychiatry, 191, 5-13.
Wellman, H. M., Baron-Cohen, S., Caswell, R., Gomez, J.-C., Swettenham, J., Toye, E. and Lagattuta, K. (2002). Thought-bubbles help children with autism acquire an alternative to a theory of mind. Autism, 6, 343-363.
Zimmermann, G., Favrod, J., Trieu, V. H. and Pomini, V. (2005). The effect of cognitive behavioural treatment on the positive symptoms of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis. Schizophrenia Research, 77, 1-9.
programme
9.30 am - 9.40 am: Welcome
9.40 am - 10.45 am: Uta Frith: The Importance of Cognition for Understanding the Pathology of Social Communication
11.10 am - 12.15 pm: Sarah White: Subgroups of the Autism Spectrum based on Cognitive Theories
1 pm - 2:05 pm: Chris Frith: Problems in Social Communication in Autism and Schizophrenia
2:35 pm - 3:40 pm: Graham Pickup: Treatment Approaches to Interpersonal Problems in Schizophrenia
3:45 – 4 pm: Closing Remarks
Coffee (10:45 am - 11:10 am & 2:05 pm - 2:35 pm); Lunch (12:15 pm - 1 pm)
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BUP-DK
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