Schizophrenia
Section committee
NORDENTOFT Merete
, Chair
VITA Antonio,
Co-Chair
SACHS Gabriele,
Secretary
Section mission
This Section's mission is to:
Promote high standards in research, training and clinical practice in its field of interest and to fight the stigma related to the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Section objectives
- To disseminate updated knowledge relevant to etiopathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia
- To favour cultural exchanges and cross-fertilization among different approaches to the study of this complex diagnostic entity
- To promote early diagnosis and identification of at risk subjects
- To raise standards of care
- To address ethical issues in research and clinical care involving people with schizophrenia
- To identify unmet needs and means to address them
- To develop and deliver training courses for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development
- To compare clinical service, training, research and policy across Europe