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APS Virtual Poster Showcase

Between Healthy Temperament Traits and Psychopathology: The Bio-Behavioural Continuum

Sunday, May 24, 2020 · Virtual

Oral · Biological/Neuroscience

This symposium analyses research related to biomarkers of most consistent behavioural patterns: temperament traits in healthy people and symptoms of psychopathology. The common etiology of temperament traits and psychiatric symptoms is discussed, with implication for development of taxonomies of bio-behavioural traits in healthy people and classifications of psychiatric disorders.

Chairs & Discussants

  • William SulisChair
    McMaster University
  • Irina TrofimovaCoChair
    McMaster University
  • Bianca AcevedoDiscussant
    Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, USA

Presentations

  1. Neurochemical Model of Temperament Traits and Its Implications for Mental Illness.Irina Trofimova
  2. Temperament Profiles in Psychiatric DisordersWilliam Sulis
  3. Preschool Inhibitory Control, Externalizing, ADHD, and Academic Difficulties: A Comprehensive Developmental ApproachJeffrey Gagne
  4. Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Their Parents – a Randomised Controlled TrialCorina Greven