ISCTM 2006 Midsummer Meeting

Day 1 (7 July 2006)

Welcome and state of ISCTM	A.G. Awad, President ISCTM
Current concepts of long-term efficacy in psychiatric disorders: problems and opportunities	R Baldessarini
Session I: New approaches and trial designs for drugs in long-term treatment	S. Leucht & R. Anand
Schizophrenia Depression Industry perspective Regulatory consideration Discussant	S Leucht M. Trivedi R Anand T Laughren M Davidson

Session II: Long-term trials in Bipolar Disorders	R Baldessarini & E Vieta
Problems in establishing long-term efficacy in BPDs: where are we and what is needed?	R. Baldessarini
Mood-stabilization: clinical needs and study designs for long-term trials in BPDs	E Vieta
Bipolar depression: Clinical needs and study designs to test for long-term efficacy	J Calabrese
Industry challenges & innovative trials designs	M Tohen
Regulatory perspective: Comments	T. Laughren
Discussant	C Bowden
Session III: Long-term evaluation of psychotropic drugs in major psychiatric disorders: outcome measures, study-designs and statistical approaches	G. Gharabawi & A. Leon
Introductory comments Investigator & patient based outcomes Overview: trials designs & analyses Industry perspective Regulatory perspective: Comments Discussant	G Garabaldi J Endicott A Leon L Alphs T Laughren D Meltzer
Conclusions and update on next meeting	R. Baldessarini