Anton Scamvougeras
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
Anton Scamvougeras MBChB FRCPC is a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist in the University of British Columbia Neuropsychiatry Program, and a Clinical Associate Professor in the UBC Department of Psychiatry, Vancouver, BC. He obtained his medical degree in Cape Town, South Africa, and then worked as a family physician in rural Canada before specializing in Psychiatry at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, with fellowship studies in neurosciences, MRI, and research methodology. He has been at UBC since 1994, and has a special interest in understanding and helping individuals with severe Functional/Somatoform Disorders. He also runs the UBC Adult Tourette’s Syndrome Clinic, assisting individuals with Tourette’s and related conditions.
Blogs from Anton Scamvougeras
Are functional disorders driven By underlying psychological distress?
The debate over the causation of functional disorders in clinical neuropsychiatry has significant implications for their understanding and treatment, with current trends favoring an agnostic approach despite evidence supporting psychological factors.
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