SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 
ON BIPOLAR DISORDER

June 16-18, 2005


David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


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DAY 2: FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2006 

7:45 a.m.

Registration
Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Introduction
Ellen Frank, Ph.D.
Bio  |  Video  |  Audio


Setting the Stage
Kate Pravera, Ph.D.
Bio  |  Video  |  Audio

8:45 a.m.

Symposium III
The Bipolar Spectrum: Epidemiologic  and Clinical  Perspectives

 --Chair: Athanasios Koukopoulos, M.D.
Bio  |  Video  |  Audio

"The Bipolar Spectrum:  Epidemiology and Clinical Perspectives"
--Jules Angst, M.D./Kathleen Merikangas, Ph.D.
Bio  |  Abstract  | Video  |  Audio

"Threshold and Subthreshold Mania in Mood and Anxiety Disorders"
--Giovanni B. Cassano, M.D.
Bio  |  Abstract  | Video  |  Audio

"Prevalence and Effects of Mood Disorders on Role Performance in the United States"
--Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D.
Bio  |  Abstract  | Video  |  Audio


Q&A
 
Video  |  Audio

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.

Symposium IV
The Burden of Bipolar Disorder: Medical Illness, Suicide and Cognitive Impairment

--Chair:  Gregory E. Simon, M.D., M.P.H.
Bio  |  Video  |  Audio

"What Kind of Psychosocial Intervention Should Be Used with Medically Burdened Patients?  Findings from the Pittsburgh Study of Maintenance Therapies in Bipolar Disorder."
--Ellen Frank, Ph.D.
Bio  |  Abstract  | Video  |  Audio

"Cognitive Neuroscience and Bipolar Disorder:  New Insights into Relevant Outcomes and Mechanisms of Disease"
--Guy Goodwin, M.D.
Bio  |  Abstract  | Video  |  Audio

"Reducing Suicidality in Bipolar Disorder:  Refinement of Risk Factors and Dilemmas in Treatment Development Research for Suicide Prevention"
--Lauren B. Marangell, M.D.
Bio  |  Abstract  | Video  |  Audio


Q&A Video  |  Audio

12:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions II

F1. Neuroimaging in Bipolar Disorder
Wayne Drevets, M.D. Bio  |   (Audio not available)
Mary Phillips, M.D.
   Bio  |   Audio

F2. Diagnostic Issues and Nosology - Adults
Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen, Dr.med.    Bio  |  Audio
Gary S. Sachs, M.D. 
Bio  |  Audio
Q&A    Audio

F3. Diagnostic Issues and Nosology Children and Adolescents
David A. Axelson, M.D.  Bio  |  Audio
Robert L. Findling, M.D. 
Bio  |  Audio
Q&A     Audio  

F4. The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Bipolar Disorder
Benoit H. Mulsant, M.D.  Bio  |  Audio 
Trisha Suppes, M.D., Ph.D.
 Bio Audio
Q&A  Audio

F5. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Michael Otto, Ph.D.   Bio  |  Audio
Naomi M. Simon, M.D.
  Bio  |  Audio

F6. Managing Eating Disorders and Obesity in Patients with Bipolar Disorder
Susan L. McElroy, M.D.  Bio  |  Audio

F7. Medical Monitoring: Who Should Be Responsible for Which Conditions: What Should Be Monitored and When?
Andrea Fagiolini, M.D.   Bio  |  Audio
David E. Kelley, M.D.   
Bio  |  Audio
Steven E. Reis, M.D.   
 Audio
Q&A    Audio

F8. The Functional and Economic Burden of Bipolar Disorder
Mark S. Bauer, M.D.   Bio  |  (Audio not available)
Anne Berghoefer, Dr.med.   
Bio  |  Audio
Amy M. Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H. 
Bio  |  Audio

Q&A    Audio

2:30 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m.

Concurrent Rapid Communication Sessions

Session I
Chair: Carlos A. Zarate Jr., M.D.  
Audio

“Language Processing in Euthymic Bipolar I Disorder Evidence for Altered Neural Network Engagement”
--Vivienne A. Curtis, MBBS
    Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“Genome-Wide Scan of Early Onset Bipolar Affective Disorder in 70 European Families”
--Marion Leboyer, M.D., Ph.D.  
Abstract  Video  |  Audio  

“Cortical Abnormalities in Treated and Untreated Bipolar Disorder as Investigated with Voxel Based Morphometry”
--Allison C. Nuigent, Ph.D.   
Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“The Neural Basis of Impulse Dyscontrol in Mania: An fMRI Study of a Stop-Signal Task”
--Stephen M. Strakowski, M.D.   
Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“Cerebral Metabolic Changes in Bipolar Depressed Patients Treated with the D2/D3 Receptor Agonist Pramipexole”
--Carlos A. Zarate Jr., M.D.   
Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“Lithium as a Protective Factor for Cognitive Decline in Elderly Patients with Bipolar Disorder”
--Stevin P. Zung, M.D.
   Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

Session II:
Chair: Allan H. Young, M.D., Ph.D.   
Video  |  Audio 

“Lithium Prevents Suicidal Acts in Manic-Depressive Patients”
--Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D.   
Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“The Utility, Development and Validation of the Bipolar Depression Rating Scale (BDRS)”
--Michael Berk, M.D., Ph.D.   
Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“Differential Roles of Adjunctive Antidepressants in Bipolar II Compared to Bipolar I Disorder”
--Terence A. Ketter, M.D.   
Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Supportive Therapy for Bipolar Disorders - Results of the 3-Month-Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial”
--Thomas D. Meyer, Ph.D.
    Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“The Bipolar Spectrum: Evidence from Family Study Data”
--Martin Preisig, M.D., M.P.H.   
Abstract  Video  |  Audio 

“Meta-Analysis of the Evidence-Base for the Use of Mood Stabilizers and Antipsychotics in the Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar Disorder”
--Allan H. Young, M.D., Ph.D.  
Abstract  Video  |  Audio   

4:15 p.m.

Adjournment

4:30 p.m. -

Poster Session
Abstract Book [PDF] (Bipolar Disorders, Volume 1, Supplement 2)

7:30 p.m.
 

Mogens Schou Awards and Dinner
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

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