Bipolar SIG 2017 edit
Organizational stuff edit
Presentation of Johnson-Youngstrom Poster Award edit
The award was presented to Tommy Ng for his work on meta-analyses of imaging. The prize was a $250 debit card. Congratulations!
Ideas for improving listserv edit
- Create a list: Name, email, current projects
- When preparing talks, compile symposiums. SIG members could submit talks, and the SIG can compile symposiums and submit.
- Sending around information, job offers, etc
- Organizing ABCT bipolar SIG at ISBD
Assessment edit
Recruitment edit
Problem #1: Mood networks edit
- Changes in mood networks predicting the catastrophic shifts in bipolar disorder
- Problems are with people getting involved, primary referral are from clinicians
Solutions edit
- Video conferencing consenting
- Keeping assessments truncated - the shorter the better
- Have different assessments at different time points, longer people
- Keep people interested by mailing them, so that they don't lose address
- Ask about things, "e.g., how was your pet dog from xx time ago"
- Automated consent forms
- Going to participants to ask them in the waiting room
- First contacts should be well-trained, and better able to deal with dysregulated individuals
Online versus in-person edit
- Retention becomes more difficult when you go online
- Making it fun
- Calling in makes it difficult when people need to come back for follow-ups
- When technology is used (e.g., Fitbits), it is more difficult
Solutions edit
- Incentive-based system if people don't come back
- Paying incentives based on number of completed trials (e.g., $0.01 per completed task, up to $50)
- Earning Amazon gift cards
- Progressive reinforcement -- Uber system?
- Accounting for inflation (people get paid more over time)
Ethical issues edit
- When does it become unethical?
- Discussed reinforcement for clinicians, paying extra -- not ethical
Online recruitment edit
- How do you give online recruitment consent?
Idea edit
- Add matrix for assessment for bipolar disorder