ISAD 2012 Affective Disorders: Mind, Body & Society

The primary aim of ISAD’s conferences is to promote research into the affective disorders through all relevant scientific disciplines, including neuroscience, psychopharmacology, genetics and the social and behavioural sciences.

Inter-disciplinary research approaches are particularly highly valued by the society.

ISAD also aims to promote networking, exchange of ideas and experiences, and advance awareness of the consequence of mental health to global health and human development.

ISAD has a reputation for providing high level, well-balanced scientific programmes. The format for conference is a series of parallel symposia held over the 3 days of the conference. There is a keynote plenary lecture every day. There is also a strong emphasis on free oral communications and posters.
ISAD would like to invite symposium proposals on the following topics:

Topic List

Comorbidity between affective and medical disorders
Integration of biological and psychological treatments
Managing comorbid mood / anxiety disorders and addictions
Cultural and gender variations in mood and anxiety disorders
Genetic and pharmacogenetic approaches to affective disorders
Brain stimulation approaches for mood disorders
Brain structure and function in affective illness
Service development for mood disorder
Pre-onset identification of affective illness
Mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
Measurement challenges; innovative research designs in mood disorders
Epigenetics, prenatal exposure to stress and affective illness
Psycho-education, self-help, information and communication technologies
Mood and anxiety disorders in the elderly
The inflammatory cascade in the affective disorders
Update on suicide risk factors in affective illness
Proposals should include the following information:

Symposium Title
Abstract – description of the focus of the symposium and topics that will be addressed
Four suggested speakers
Tentative topics for each speaker
Email addresses & affiliation for each speaker
Confirmation that the proposed speakers have agreed to speak
The deadline for the receipt of submissions is May 2nd 2011.


Call for Symposia is now open: https://www5.shocklogic.com/scripts/jmevent/Abstract.asp?Client_Id='CONFAB'&Project_Id='ISAD2012'&Form_Id=1&Language_Code=