Journal article
Advances in bipolar disorder: Selected sessions from the 2011 International Conference on Bipolar Disorder
DJ Kupfer, J Angst, M Berk, F Dickerson, S Frangou, E Frank, BI Goldstein, A Harvey, F Laghrissi-Thode, M Leboyer, MJ Ostacher, E Sibille, SM Strakowski, T Suppes, M Tohen, RH Yolken, LT Young, CA Zarate
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences | BLACKWELL SCIENCE PUBL | Published : 2011
Abstract
Recently, the 9th International Conference on Bipolar Disorder (ICBD) took place in Pittsburgh, PA, June 9-11, 2011. The conference focused on a number of important issues concerning the diagnosis of bipolar disorders across the life span, advances in neuroscience, treatment strategies for bipolar disorders, early intervention, and medical comorbidity. Several of these topics were discussed in four plenary sessions. This meeting report describes the major points of each of these sessions and included (1) strategies for moving biology forward; (2) bipolar disorder and the forthcoming new DSM-5 nomenclature; (3) management of bipolar disorders-both theory and intervention, with an emphasis on ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Ninth International Conference on Bipolar Disorders was supported in part by educational grants from AstraZeneca LP, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Cyberonics, Inc. Funding for this conference was also made possible by contributions from the Community Care Behavioral Health Organization (an affiliate of the UPMC Health Plan), the Fine Foundation, and the Staunton Farm Foundation.