ISAD 5th Biennial Conference
Affective Disorders: Addressing the Personal and Societal Burden
April 16-19, 2010, Vancouver, Canada
ISAD 5th Biennial Conference
Join us in Vancouver for the 5th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Affective Disorders.

Keynote Speakers

Attendance at this meeting will enable to you to:

  • Learn from internationally renowned researchers in a comprehensive and wide-ranging program covering the latest developments in our understanding of all affective disorders.
  • Present your latest research in the contributed oral and poster sessions.
  • Interact  and network with interdisciplinary colleagues to exchange ideas and experiences.
  • Promote awareness of the consequence of mental health to global health and human development.

View accepted symposia

Coverage includes basic, translational and clinical research on the following topics:

  • Epidemiology
  • Causation
  • Primary & secondary prevention
  • Treatments - Pharmacological and Psychological
  • Brain imaging
  • Genetics
  • Affective disorders & disability
  • Affective disorders & health economy
  • Affective disorders & public health
  • Affective disorders & somatic disorder

Important dates and deadlines

  • February 1, 2009: Deadline for submission of symposia
  • March 1 2009: Call for oral and poster abstracts opens
  • September 30, 2009: Deadline for submission of oral and poster abstracts
  • November 7, 2009: Author notification of paper acceptance
  • December 10, 2009: Author registration deadline
  • December 10, 2009: Early booking deadline

The conference is organised by The International Society for Affective Disorders (ISAD). Conference administration is provided by Elsevier, publisher of ISAD's official journal - Journal of Affective Disorders.

Programme update
28 Sept:  Programme overview announced
The 3-day programme overview for the ISAD 5th Biennial Conference is today announced. This includes chairs and speakers for the 12 Symposia to be presented during the conference.
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Programme update
28 Aug: 
Details of the chairs for the twelve accepted Symposia are today announced. Visit the programme pages for details and biographical information.
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ISAD 5th Biennial Conference
Journal of Affective Disorders
The Journal of Affective Disorders publishes papers concerned with affective disorders in the widest sense: depression, mania, anxiety and panic. It is interdisciplinary and aims to bring together different approaches for a diverse readership.