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Staging

The ultimate goal of this Task Force is to further develop the various staging models for bipolar disorder and their relevance for clinical practice

Objectives

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Leads

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Ralph Kupka,
The Netherlands – Lead

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Martin Alda,
Canada – Co-Chair

Flavio Kapszinski,
Brazil – Co-Chair

Members of Task Force

Jorge Almeida, USA

Vicent Balanzá, Spain

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Michael Berk, Australia

Boris Birmaher, USA

David Bond, USA

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Ines Chendo, Portugal

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Anne Duffy, Canada

Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Spain

Iria Grande, Spain

Danella Hafeman, USA

Tomas Hajek, Canada

Manon Hillegers, The Netherlands

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Marcia Kauer Sant’Anna, Brazil

Rodrigo Mansur, Canada

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Ives Passos, Brazil

Robert Post, USA

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Jan Scott, UK

Mauricio Tohen, USA

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Hailey Tremain, Australia

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Afra van der Markt, Kenya

Gustavo Vazquez, Canada

Eduard Vieta, Spain

Lakshmi Yatham, Canada

Task Force Updates

Publications: 

2021

Kupka R, Duffy A, Scott J, et al. Consensus on nomenclature for clinical staging models in bipolar disorder: A narrative review from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Staging Task Force. Bipolar Disord. 2021;23:659–678.

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