The International Society for Affective Disorders is an international psychiatric organisation based in south

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that researches

mood disorder A mood disorder, also known as an affective disorder, is any of a group of conditions of mental and behavioral disorder where a disturbance in the person's mood is the main underlying feature. The classification is in the ''Diagnostic and Stat ...

s.It was formed in February 2004.

Function

It represents affective disorders for the

World Psychiatric Association The World Psychiatric Association is an international umbrella organisation of psychiatric societies. Objectives and goals Originally created to produce world psychiatric congresses, it has evolved to hold regional meetings, to promote profess ...

(WPA, in

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). It produces its journal, the ''

Journal of Affective Disorders The ''Journal of Affective Disorders'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on all aspects of affective disorders. It is published by Elsevier and its editors-in-chief are P. Brambilla and J.C. Soares. It was established in 1979 and ...

''. It researches chronotherapeutics, and subjects such as winter blues, which can cause large disorders in mood. It holds the ISAD biennial conference.

Structure

It is headquartered in the

London Borough of Southwark The London Borough of Southwark ( ) in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas ...

, at the

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(IoPPN, previously known as the Institute of Psychiatry) at

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, on the

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close to the boundary with the

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{{authority control 2004 establishments in the United Kingdom Health in the London Borough of Southwark International medical and health organizations International organisations based in London King's College London Medical and health organisations based in London Mental health organisations in the United Kingdom Mood disorders Organisations based in the London Borough of Southwark Psychiatry organizations Scientific organizations established in 2004 World Psychiatric Association

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