The International Society for Affective Disorders is an international psychiatric organisation based in south London that researches mood disorders.It was formed in February 2004.
Function
It represents affective disorders for the World Psychiatric Association (WPA, in Paris). It produces its journal, the Journal of Affective Disorders. It researches chronotherapeutics, and subjects such as winter blues, which can cause large disorders in mood.[citation needed]
It holds the ISAD biennial conference.
Structure
It is headquartered in the London Borough of Southwark, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN, previously known as the Institute of Psychiatry) at King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill, on the A215 close to the boundary with the London Borough of Lambeth.
See also
- International Society for Bipolar Disorders
References
External links
Mood disorder (F30–F39, 296) |
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| History |
- Emil Kraepelin
- Karl Leonhard
- John Cade
- Mogens Schou
- Frederick K. Goodwin
- Kay Redfield Jamison
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| Symptoms |
- Hallucination
- Delusion
- Emotional dysregulation
- Anhedonia
- Dysphoria
- Suicidal ideation
- Mood swing
- Sleep disorder
- Psychosis
- Racing thoughts
- Reduced affect display
- Depression (differential diagnoses)
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| Spectrum |
- Bipolar disorder
- Bipolar I
- Bipolar II
- Cyclothymia
- Bipolar NOS
- Depression
- Major depressive disorder
- Dysthymia
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Atypical depression
- Melancholic depression
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Mania
- Mixed affective state
- Hypomania
- Major depressive episode
- Rapid cycling
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| Treatment | | Anticonvulsants |
- Carbamazepine
- Lamotrigine
- Oxcarbazepine
- Valproate
- Sodium valproate
- Valproate semisodium
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Sympathomimetics, SSRIs & similar |
- Dextroamphetamine
- Methylphenidate
- Bupropion
- Sertraline
- Fluoxetine
- Escitalopram
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| Other mood stabilizers |
- Antipsychotics
- Lithium
- Lithium carbonate
- Lithium citrate
- Lithium sulfate
- Lithium toxicity
- Atypical antipsychotics
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| Non-pharmaceutical |
- Clinical psychology
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Involuntary commitment
- Light therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
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