Drug Treatments in Affective Disorders 2025

Drug Treatments in Affective Disorders is organized by British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) and will be held from Sep 11 - 12, 2025 at Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom.

Learning Objectives:

• Natural history and pathophysiology of affective disorders
  • To understand the Natural History of Mood Disorders
  • To be aware of the main theories of the pathophysiology of mood disorders and the relationship of these to drugs
• Pharmacokinetics and mechanism of action of antidepressants
  • To understand the basic pharmacokinetics of antidepressants
  • To understand the relevance of differing pharmacokinetic properties of antidepressants to their clinical usage
  • To understand the presumed mechanism of action of various classes of antidepressant drugs
• Antidepressants in clinical practice
  • To recognise various stages in the management of patients with antidepressants
  • To understand how various classes of antidepressants may be used clinically
  • To know the details of published guidelines regarding the choice and clinical usage of antidepressants
• Management of treatment resistant depression
  • To understand the epidemiology, clinical features and associations of this disorder.
  • To be able to construct a rational management plan.
  • To explore the evidence base in this topic and make rational pharmacological treatment plans.
  • To be able to consider what additional investigations or treatments are required.
• Lithium
  • To understand how Lithium may be used clinically
  • To know the details of published guidelines regarding the choice and clinical usage of Lithium
  • To appreciate the neurobiological underpinnings of Lithium’s actions
• Other treatments for bipolar disorder
  • To be able to construct a rational management plan.
  • To explore the evidence base in this topic and make rational pharmacological treatment plans.
  • To be able to consider what additional investigations or treatments are required.