International Society for Affective Disorders

The International Society for Affective Disorders is an international psychiatric organisation based in south London that researches mood disorders.{{Cite web |title=ISAD International Society for Affective Disorders - Journal of Affective Disorders |url=https://www.isad.org.uk/aboutus/journal-affective-disorders.asp |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.isad.org.uk}} It was formed in February 2004.

The Journal of Affective Disorders, the official publication of the International Society for Affective Disorders, focuses on research related to mood and emotional disorders, including depression, mania, anxiety, and personality-related conditions. It emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach, welcoming high-quality studies on neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, pharmacology, and treatment trials, aimed at engaging a broad audience in the field of affective science.{{Cite web |title=JAD {{!}} Journal of Affective Disorders {{!}} ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-affective-disorders |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.sciencedirect.com |language=en-us}}

Function

It represents affective disorders for the World Psychiatric Association (WPA, in Paris). It produces its journal, the Journal of Affective Disorders. It researches chronotherapeutics, and subjects such as winter blues, which can cause large disorders in mood.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

It holds the ISAD biennial conference.{{fact|date=November 2024}}