Brainstorming Session

Brainstorming Session ITECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH OR AT RISK FOR BIPOLAR CHAIR: DAVID MIKLOWITZ B-­01 | Technology-­enhanced­family­intervention­ for­adolescents­at­risk­for­mood­disorders D. Miklowitz; A. Arevian; P. Walshaw Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA We have shown in randomized trials that familyfocused therapy (FFT) consisting of psychoeducation and family communication and problemsolving skills training is an effective adjunct to pharmacotherapy in hastening symptom recovery among youth at highrisk for bipolar disorder. However, many adolescents and family members have difficulty in generalizing new skills to the home setting. In a treatment development trial with adolescents (ages 12–18) with a parent with bipolar disorder or MDD, we hypothesize that augmenting FFT with targeted interventions delivered via Smartphone in the home setting will have a greater impact than standard FFT on mood instability in adolescents and expressed emotion in parents. This presentation will describe a personalized mobile app (FFTMyCoachConnect), which consists of skilltraining modules, measurement of progress (using interactive voice technology), feedback for the adolescent and parents on their progress, and information for the FFT clinician relevant to planning the next session. Several issues relevant to the use of mobile apps in bipolar disorder treatment will be raised, such as the different perspectives needed when programming skilltraining tasks for adolescents vs. their parents. B-­02 | Internet­interventions­for­people­with­ bipolar­disorder­and­their­carers M. Berk1,2; L. Berk1,2; E. Gliddon1,2; V. Cosgrove1,2; D.J. Castle1,2; S. Lauder1,2; S. Suppes1,2 1Deakin University, IMPACT SRC, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia; 2Stanford University and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, CA, USA Internet interventions for people with bipolar disorder and their carers have the potential to bridge the gap between the efficacy and the capacity and cost barriers of facetoface psychotherapy models. The MAPS program of Castle and colleagues is an example of an efficacious facetoface group based model of care which was adapted to the internet by Lauder and colleagues as moodswings. net.au. In this presentation, a revised version of the Lauder website, moodswings 2.0 was trialled in an international study, showing benefits for depressive symptoms. In this presentation, the development, adaptation and evaluation of moodswings 2.0 will be highlighted. The presentation will also describe the development and evaluation of an internet intervention for the challenges faced by caregivers (bipolarcaregivers.org). The process by which these interventions are being developed, the problems that have arisen, and next steps will be a springboard for discussion. Brainstorming Session IIINFL AMMATION AND DIMENSIONS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN BIPOL AR DISORDER CHAIR: CHANTAL HENRY B-­03 | Chronic­mood­instability,­ cardiometabolic­risk­and­functional­impairment­ in­bipolar­patients:­the­clinical­relevance­of­a­ multidimensional­approach