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Advances in understanding bipolar disorder topics of press briefings June 7, 8

ill be afflicted with an additional disease. These comorbid conditions, which can be psychiatric or physical, can severely impact overall health and intensify the severity of each condition. Researchers from The University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, will discuss the impact of comorbid disorders on the person with bipolar disorder and a possible genetic link between bipolar disorder and conditions such as auto-immune diseases.

Other sessions that may be of interest to news media include:

  • Thomas R. Insel, M.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health, will discuss the Institutes vision of research, which includes revolutionary technologies and evolutionary practices that can transform treatments and services for people with bipolar disorder, in a special report at 1 p.m., Thursday June 7.

  • The latest information about bipolar disorder in children and the role of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the course, diagnosis and treatment of the disorder will be presented in a session at 2:45 p.m., Thursday, June 7.

  • A symposium at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 9, and numerous poster presentations will address how bipolar disorder is treated in countries across the world, including Nigeria, India, Brazil, Australia and the United Kingdom.


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Contact: Jocelyn Uhl Duffy
UhlJH@upmc.edu
412-647-3555
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
5-Jun-2007


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