Purpose

Purpose

You are invited to submit an abstract of original research related to mood and anxiety disorders for consideration as:

  • Rising Star

Topics

Topics

Topics Covered

The main topic areas have been determined and reflect key questions to be discussed:

New Avenues in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety

Biomarkers of Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Treatment of Depression: Aspects not to be forgotten

Treatment of Anxiety, Stress-Related and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: State of the Art and Options for Treatment Resistance

Depression: is serotonin still relevant?

Treatment Resistant Depression, where are we now?

Neuroplasticity for new understanding of depression

Virtual Reality and Digital Interventions

Two or three young researchers/clinicians, selected through a strict process, will have the opportunity to:

  • Present a lecture followed by questions and a discussion at the Forum in front of the entire audience in the main room. Further details on the timing and schedule of the lectures will be shared in due time.
  • All presenters will receive personal feedback from the Chairmen of the Forum, who will provide useful advice for the development of the winners’ careers as researchers and international conference faculty.
  • Benefit from free registration to present at the Forum.

Concept

The concept

Guidelines

GUIDELINES

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
January 10, 2025

Online submission To participate in the selection process, please submit before January 10, 2025:

  • Select the category “Rising Stars.”
  • Select the topic from the list, follow the instructions, and complete your submission according to the rules.
  • State the conflict-of-interest disclosures for each author at the end of the submitted abstract (If there are no conflicts of interest, it should be stated as well).
  • Upload a full academic curriculum, including publications and/or poster presentations made in the past.

Compulsory criteria:

  • Abstracts should be related to the topics of the Forum.
  • The candidate should be the first author of the abstract.
  • The abstract should be original.
  • The abstract should be presented in English.
  • The candidate should not have been included in the faculty of a previous international Forum.

The main selecting criteria will be the relevance and scientific value of the abstract presented, evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the Forum. The choice will be made at the Scientific Committee’s discretion. In case of equality, the following priority criteria will be applied.

Priority criteria:

  • Age: Priority to researchers/clinicians under 42.
  • Provenance: Priority for researchers/clinicians working in low–income countries—with limited access to funds.

Acceptance

Notifications to submitters will be sent by the end of January 2025.

Please kindly note that if your Rising Star application is not accepted, it can be automatically considered for a poster presentation.

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