Fri. May 25, 2018 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Room 9 (Royton Sapporo / Regent Hall （2F）)

Chair: Hitoshi Shimada(Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research (DOFI), National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Japan), Amane Tateno(Department of Neuropsychiatry, Nippon Medical School, Japan)

Japanese Psychogeriatric Society

Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common even in neurological diseases as well as in psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric symptoms frequently make it difficult to get a good handle on diseases, leading to poor disease prognosis. Some psychiatric symptoms would occur in connection with drug treatment; however, even de novo patients with neurological diseases can show several psychiatric problems. Scientific understanding of the pathological bases of psychiatric symptoms would be essential for proper management of patients with neurological diseases. Aims of the symposium are as follows; 1) understanding the characteristics and pathological bases of neuropsychiatric symptoms observed in neurological diseases, especially in regard to movement disorders, patients with dementia, and psychotic symptoms following traumatic brain injury; 2) comprehending the molecular mechanism of therapy for psychotic symptoms; and 3) discussing better treatments for neuropsychiatric symptoms.