Post-Release of the Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation “Bipolar Affective Disorder: Spring Fever” March 28, 2024, Moscow

Abstract

On March 28, 2024, a Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation “Bipolar Affective Disorder: Spring Fever” was held at the FSBBI “Mental Health Research Centre”. The event was organized on the eve of World Bipolar Disorder Day, which is traditionally timed to coincide with the birthday of the famous Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh, whose whole life from a psychopathological point of view was overshadowed by this mental illness. However, the artist’s example also shows that Bipolar disorder (BD), under certain conditions, can contribute to creative uplift and high productivity. The conference comprehensively covered the epidemiological, etiological, pathogenetic, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic features of the BD from a clinical and biological perspective. A vector was set for further study of this disease using the latest technologies, modern diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions. Programs have been proposed to raise public awareness of the BD in order to carry out preventive measures. In general, the conference was designed for a wide range of specialists in the field of psychiatry to expand, deepen and systematize their professional knowledge in this field.