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Early Intervention Task Force

The Early Intervention Task Force aims to address the needs of people with emerging BD before the onset of persistent or impairing illness. This could include efforts at primary prevention of the disorder or secondary prevention of recurrence or disability. We will summarize the current literature in this area and highlight the need for future research, translation and advocacy for those in the early course of illness.

The Objectives of the Early Intervention Task Force are:

  1. Review the literature and develop recommendations for clinical practice and future research in the early course of Bipolar Disorder.
  2. Refine the nomenclature regarding early intervention, staging and early illness course.
  3. Advocating for higher quality research and enhanced translation of early interventions in BD.

Leads

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Aswin Ratheesh,
Australia – Lead

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Michael Berk,
Australia – Co-Chair

Steven Marwaha,
UK – Co-Chair

Members of Task Force

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Lesley Berk, Australia

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Harriet Birabwa, Uganda

David Bond, USA

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Philippe Conus, Switzerland

Australian flag: blue field with Union Jack in the canton, a large white Commonwealth Star, and the Southern Cross constellation of white stars on the right.

Sue Cotton, Australia

Anne Duffy, Canada

Mary Fristad, USA

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Ian Hickie, Australia

Manon Hillegers, The Netherlands

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Sameer Jauhar, UK

Kamyar Keramatian, Canada

Lars Kessing, Denmark

David Miklowitz, USA

Kate Miley, USA

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Greg Murray, Australia

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Jairo Vinicius Pinto, Brazil

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Julie Ramain, Switzerland

Eline Regeer, Netherlands

Gayatri Saraf, Canada

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Elizabeth Scott, Australia

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Jan Scott, UK

Carla Torrent, Spain

Mauricio Tohen, USA

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Anna Wrobel, Australia

Lakshmi Yatham, Canada

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Allan Young, UK

Task Force Updates

Publications: 

2023

Ratheesh, A., Hett, D., Ramain, J. et al. A systematic review of interventions in the early course of bipolar disorder I or II: a report of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Taskforce on early intervention. Int J Bipolar Disord 11, 1 (2023).

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