International Society for Bipolar Disorders

The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) is a nonprofit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where it was founded June 17, 1999.

[2] The society has a membership consisting of mental health professionals and patients and their family members representing 50 countries.

The mission of the society is to advance the treatment of all aspects of bipolar disorder, thereby improving patient outcomes and quality of life, through fostering international collaboration in education and research.

[3] In September 1999, the official peer-reviewed society journal, Bipolar Disorders, published its first issue.

[citation needed] The society supports the following educational initiatives: The society organizes biennial meetings that provides updates on topics such as epidemiology, pharmacotherapy, psychotherapies, genetics, neurobiology, imaging research, and bipolar disorder in special populations.