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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.

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.

Keynote Speakers

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

Abstracts are invited by September 30, 2009 on the above topics.

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.

Keynote speakers announced
28 May: Plenary lectures announced for ISAD 5th Biennial Conference
The following speakers will give plenary lectures at the ISAD 5th Biennial Conference: Pierre Blier, University of Ottawa, Canada; Martin Knapp, London School of Economics, UK and Myrna Weissman, ...
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Conference symposia announced
18 May: Preliminary program information now available
Details of the symposia to be presented at the ISAD 2010 conference are today announced. These will be arranged in parallel sessions with a keynote presentation on each day and supplemented by ...
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Journal of Affective Disorders
Official Journal of the International Society for 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.
Visit the Journal Homepage for more information.
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International Society for Affective Disorders
 
Co-Sponsored by
World Psychiatric Association
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