COURSE OUTLINE

Integrative Study Center in Mood Disorders Symposium

The three Panel Programs consist of individual presentations (each 20 minutes long) followed by a panel discussion for 30-40 minutes.

8:30 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 Psychiatry Grand Rounds
- Writing About Madness: Life After Public Disclosure of Mental Illness
- Kay Jamison, Ph.D.
10:00 Morning Break
10:15 Panel 1 - Mood Disorders, Society, and Public Policy
- Policy Changes to Reducing the Societal Burden of Depression
- Kenneth B. Wells, M.D., M.P.H.
- Overcoming Disparities in Depression Care: The Road Ahead
- Jeanne Miranda, Ph.D.
- Depression and Suicide Prevention in Youth: Treatment Strategies
- Joan R. Asarnow, Ph.D.
12:00 Lunch Break (lunch will not be provided)
1:00 Panel 2 - Causes and Origins of Mood Disorders
- Interdisciplinary Genetic Investigations of Traits Associated with Bipolar Disorder
- Nelson Freimer, M.D.
- Sleep Disturbance and Risk of Depression: Inflammatory Mechanisms
- Michael Irwin, M.D.
- Brain Function in Bipolar Disorder
- Lori Altshuler, M.D.
2:30 Afternoon Break
2:45 Panel 3 - Improving Treatments in Mood Disorders
- Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and the Implications for Outcome and Treatment
- Michael Gitlin, M.D.
- Personalized Medicine and Biomarker-guided Treatment for Mood Disorders
- Andrew F. Leuchter, M.D.
- New Approaches to Brain Stimulation for Mood Disorders
- Ian A. Cook, M.D.
- Challenges and Opportunities in the Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents
- James T. McCracken, M.D.
5:30 Reception