Abbreviation | IFMAD |
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Formation | 2000 |
Headquarters | Monaco (Principality of Monaco) |
Chairman | Siegfried Kasper |
Co-Chairman | Stuart Montgomery |
Website | ifmad.org |
International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders or IFMAD is a professional organisation with the aim of spreading awareness of the latest international trend, research and innovations related to mood and anxiety disorders while encouraging the exchange of ideas among psychiatric community all over the world. [1] [2] Professor Siegfried Kasper and Professor Stuart Montgomery jointly founded IFMAD in the year 2000 which received supports from a scientific committee composed of prominent individuals in the domain of mood and anxiety disorders from across the world. [3]
The organization is known to convey annual congress for encouraging discussion and debate in the field of mood and anxiety disorder. This annual event has become an important forum for the exchange of ideas and a key part of the congress calendar. [4] IFMAD is affiliated to Union of International Associations. [1] The 18th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders held at Vienna received endorsement from various organizations including Association Internationale pour la promotion de Formations Spécialisées en Médecine et en Sciences Biologiques (AFISM). [5]
Year | Title | Venue | Abstract | Final Program | Website | References |
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2025 | "20th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders (IFMAD) (04 - 06 June 2025)" | Budapest | [6] | [7] | [8] | |
2021 | "19th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders (22 -24 July 2021)" | Virtual edition | [9] [10] | [11] | ||
2019 | "18th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders (4 - 6 July 2019)" | Vienna | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] [16] |
2017 | "17th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders (14 - 17 December 2017)" | Madrid | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] [21] |
2016 | "16th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders (8 - 10 December 2016)" | Rome | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] |
2015 | "15th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders (2 - 4 December 2015)" | Prague | [26] | [27] | [28] | [29] |
2014 | "14th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders (from 10 to 12 December 2014)" | Vienna | [30] | [31] | [32] | [33] |
2013 | "13th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Monaco | [34] | [35] | [36] | [37] |
2012 | "12th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Barcelona | [38] | [39] | [40] | [41] |
2011 | "11th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Budapest | [42] | [43] | [44] | [45] |
2010 | "10th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Vienna | [46] | [47] | [48] | |
2009 | "9th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Monaco | [49] | [50] | [51] | |
2008 | "8th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Vienna | [52] | [53] | [54] | |
2007 | "7th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Budapest | [55] | [56] | [57] | |
2006 | "6th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Vienna | [58] | [59] | [60] | |
2005 | "5th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Vienna | [61] | [62] | [63] | |
2003 | "4th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Monaco | [64] | [65] | [66] [67] | |
2002 | "3rd International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Monaco | [68] | [69] | ||
2001 | "2nd International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Monaco | [70] [71] | |||
2000 | "1st International Forum on Mood and Anxiety Disorders" | Monaco | [72] [73] |
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