Bipolar Disorder: Conference Sessions
52 sessions at 10 meetings. Bipolar I/II, mania, bipolar depression, mixed features, mood stabilizers in bipolar.
Meetings covering bipolar disorder
| AACAP Annual Meeting 2026 | October 26–31, 2026 | 27 sessions → |
| MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference | October 16–18, 2026 | 4 sessions → |
| MasterPsych Psychiatry Conference 2026 | October 19–22, 2026 | 4 sessions → |
| NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027 | February 10–13, 2027 | 3 sessions → |
| APNA 40th Annual Conference | October 28–31, 2026 | 2 sessions → |
| NEI Fall Congress 2026 | November 5–8, 2026 | 1 session → |
| AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium | November 12–15, 2026 | 1 session → |
| Psych Congress 2026 | September 15–19, 2026 (past) | 6 sessions → |
| 39th ECNP Congress | October 10–13, 2026 (past) | 2 sessions → |
| WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry | September 23–26, 2026 (past) | 2 sessions → |
Top speakers on bipolar disorder
Boris Birmaher · Benjamin I. Goldstein · Mark A. Frye · Mai Uchida · Melissa P. DelBello · Rasim Somer Diler · Alessio Simonetti · Andrew A. Nierenberg · Bilge N. Ozdemir · Cesar A. Soutullo · Danella Hafeman · David J. Miklowitz
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MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference
- LectureBipolar Depression
Current evidence-based pharmacologic management of the depressive phase of bipolar disorder.
- LectureBipolar Long-Term Management
Maintenance treatment strategies for keeping bipolar disorder stable over time.
- PanelPanel Discussion
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum · Andrew A. Nierenberg · Roy Perlis · Maurizio Fava
Faculty discussion on mood disorder topics from the module.
- LecturePediatric Bipolar Disorder and Mood Disorders
Diagnosis and treatment of bipolar and other mood disorders in children and adolescents.
MasterPsych Psychiatry Conference 2026
- LectureSchizoaffective Disorders: Treatment Update
Current diagnostic and treatment considerations for schizoaffective disorder.
- LectureBipolar Mania, Depression, and Maintenance: Advanced Management Strategies
Managing each phase of bipolar disorder with advanced pharmacologic strategies.
- LectureBipolar Disorder with Multiple Comorbidities and Special Populations
Tailoring bipolar treatment when comorbid conditions or special populations complicate care.
- LectureBipolar Disorders with Multiple Comorbidities & Special Populations
Managing bipolar disorder in the presence of comorbidities and in special populations.
AACAP Annual Meeting 2026
- LectureUnderstanding the Natural Landscape of the Chronology of MDD and Mania in Youth: Findings From an ASD-Enriched Sample
Presents findings on the timing and sequence of major depression and mania in youth in an autism-enriched sample.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersChild & AdolescentDepression
- LectureMania vs Agitated Catatonia, Plus Treatment Complications in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
Differentiates mania from agitated catatonia and reviews treatment complications in a patient with Phelan-McDermid syndrome.
Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersCatatoniaChild & Adolescent
- LectureA Robust Analysis of the Parent-Report Child Mania Rating Scale in a Nationally Representative Sample of 6–18-Year-Olds
Marissa B. McClellan · Yinuo Liu · Cristian Alcaino · Eric A. Youngstrom
- SymposiumEmerging AI and Imaging Techniques for Diagnosis and Risk Stratification in Pediatric Mood Disorders
Rasim Somer Diler · Boris Birmaher · Cesar A. Soutullo · Melissa P. DelBello · Manpreet K. Singh
Symposium on AI-assisted and neuroimaging approaches to diagnosing and risk-stratifying pediatric mood disorders, with pediatric bipolar researchers Boris Birmaher, Melissa DelBello, and Manpreet Singh.
Child & AdolescentDigital Psychiatry & AINeuroscience & Mechanisms
- SymposiumInnovating for Impact: Participant, Clinical, Educational, and Research Lessons Learned From the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) Study
Heather Hower · David J. Miklowitz · Danella Hafeman · Benjamin I. Goldstein · Jeffrey I. Hunt · Boris Birmaher
Presents lessons from the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study across participant, clinical, educational and research perspectives.
APNA 40th Annual Conference
- LectureLithium: A Lifeline—Reducing Suicidality in Adolescents
Reviews lithium's evidence for reducing suicidality in adolescent bipolar disorder with practical prescribing and monitoring guidance. Pharmacology-eligible.
Child & AdolescentLithium & Mood StabilizersSuicide & Self-Harm
- LectureCo-Managing ADHD and Bipolar Disorder: An Update in Pharmacologic Treatment
Kristen Munyan · Natalie Jones-Brown
Mood-first medication sequencing approach for comorbid ADHD and bipolar disorder to reduce destabilization risk. Pharmacology-eligible.
NEI Fall Congress 2026
- SymposiumMore Than Meets the Eye: Transforming Care for Depression Across Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Addresses recognition and treatment of depressive and mixed presentations across the bipolar spectrum.
AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium
- PosterMethylene Blue’s Clues: Misuse, Mania, and Malignant Catatonia
Case of methylene blue misuse with mania and malignant catatonia.
NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027
- LectureUse of Psychometrics in the Evaluation and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Using rating scales and measurement-based care to guide diagnosis and treatment decisions in bipolar disorder.
- LectureTreating Anxiety in Patients with Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Managing comorbid anxiety in mood disorders, where standard anxiolytic strategies can complicate treatment.
- LectureTreatment of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Current approaches to treating depression and bipolar disorder in youth.
Past meetings
39th ECNP Congress
- SymposiumS04 – Updates on bipolar disorder research: advancing translation into clinical practice
Galila Agam · Olav B Smeland · Frank Bellivier · Caterina del Mar Bonnin Roig
Sex differences, genomics, lithium-response prediction (R-LiNK), and cognitive resilience in bipolar disorder.
Lithium & Mood StabilizersPharmacogenomics & Precision Psychiatry
- SymposiumS08 – Speech, digital phenotyping, and artificial intelligence in understanding and predicting trajectories and upcoming episodes in affective disorders
Dominic Oliver · Vera Ludwig · Srinivasan Vairavan · Maria Faurholt-Jepsen
NLP on health records, smartphone-based phenotyping, and machine learning to predict mood episodes and classify affective disorders.
WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry
- SymposiumPrecision Psychiatry Advances in the Biological Understanding and Clinical Management of Mood Disorders
- SymposiumState of the Art Symposium 03: Complex Clinical Presentations in Mood and Related Disorders
Psych Congress 2026
- SymposiumMasterClass: Presynaptic Possibilities: The Past, Present, and Future of Modulating Dopamine
Christoph U. Correll · Chelsie Monroe
Covers presynaptic dopamine modulation in schizophrenia and bipolar I mania, including evidence for selective muscarinic agents and how to apply them to individual patients.
- LectureComplex Psychopharmacology in Bipolar Disorder: Combination Therapy, Dosing Pearls & Side-Effect Navigation
Advanced guidance on sequencing lithium, anticonvulsants, and atypical antipsychotics in bipolar disorder, with case vignettes on inadequate response, intolerability, and polypharmacy.
Antipsychotic PrescribingDeprescribing & PolypharmacyLithium & Mood Stabilizers
- SymposiumMasterClass: Across Mood Episodes and Throughout the Lifespan: Atypical Antipsychotic Strategies for MDD and Bipolar Disorder
Gregory Mattingly · Desiree Matthews
Case-driven review of selecting atypical antipsychotics across mood episodes, weighing efficacy, tolerability, adherence, and patient-specific factors.
- SymposiumDeprescribing Definitions and Decisions Differ by Diagnosis: A Deep Dive for Bipolar & Schizophrenia Disorders
Joseph Goldberg · Peter Weiden
Compares how polypharmacy patterns and risk-benefit calculations shape deprescribing decisions differently in bipolar disorder versus schizophrenia.
- LectureTreatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression: Sequencing, Switching & Advanced Strategies
Step-by-step algorithms for treatment-resistant bipolar depression — when to switch, augment, or combine — with evidence on newer agents such as lumateperone, cariprazine, and ketamine.
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