Webinar: Perspectives on the crossroads of youth bipolar disorder and substance use

Webinar: Perspectives on the crossroads of youth bipolar disorder and substance use

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On October 22, 2024, a webinar about the link between co-occurring addiction problems and youth bipolar disorder and the brain science behind this association was co-hosted by the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder (CYBD) at CAMH with EENet in the Provincial System Support Program (PSSP) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

This webinar explored:

  1. the diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder
  2. the clinical relevance of cannabis use in youth with bipolar disorder
  3. brain-related factors relevant to cannabis use and its association with psychiatric symptoms

Originally lived streamed: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

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Perspectives on the crossroads of youth bipolar disorder and substance use. Originally live streamed: October 22, 2024. Presented by the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder (CYBD) with the Provincial System Support Program (PSSP) at CAMH. Featuring: Dr. Aaron Silverman, Child-adolescent psychiatrist, CYBD, and Dr. Alysha Sultan, Scientific associate, CYBD.