NEW RESEARCH ON OLDER-AGE BIPOLAR DISORDER (OABD) AND BIPOLAR DISORDER ACROSS THE LIFE-SPAN: AN UPDATE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS OABD TASKFORCE

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a prevalent mental disorder that causes disability throughout the life-span. Because of demographic trends, there is a growing population of individuals with older-age bipolar disorder (OABD). This symposium, presented by members of the International Society of Bipolar Disorders OABD taskforce, will highlight new data relevant to OABD and to aging with BD. The session chair, Martha Sajatovic, will first speak about the...