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World Bipolar Day Toolkit, Get Involved!
Happy World Bipolar Day! The vision of World Bipolar Day (WBD) is to bring world awareness to bipolar conditions and to eliminate social stigma. Through international collaboration, the goal of WBD is to bring the world population information about bipolar conditions...
Shocking yet true: the use of ECT in bipolar disorder
April 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM PT Register for the free webinar with Dr. Kristin Raj here. Join us for an interactive discussion with Dr. Kristin Raj about ECT exploring the following: What is it? How does it work? What does it treat? Who is appropriate for this therapy?...
Overcoming Obstacles to Treatment Adherence in Bipolar Disorder
April 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM PT Register for the free webinar with Dr. Joseph Goldberg here. Poor treatment adherence occurs in half or more of individuals with bipolar disorder and is a substantial cause or relapse and poor outcome. Reasons for poor treatment...
A Transformative Approach to the Assessment and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Postpartum
May 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM PT Register for the free webinar with Dr. Verinder Sharma here. In this talk, Dr. Sharma will discuss the prevention and management of bipolar disorder in the postpartum period. He will outline challenges in the assessment of females at risk of...
From Our Blog
What I Wish More People Knew About Bipolar Disorder
Since accepting the severity of my mood disorder, I’ve admittedly developed a sense of wanting to explain my condition to friends, family, and anyone within earshot…
Balancing Work, School, and Bipolar Disorder
When I look back over the course of my mental health condition, I can see patterns that while clear to me now, where elusive to me at the time. One of them is that consistent, part-time work…
How Creating Music Has Helped Me Navigate The Complexities of Bipolar Disorder
Throughout the history of this planet, music has been something used by both individuals and societies at large to convey a variety of ideas and emotions. These include…
Calming the Bipolar Waves: From a Psychiatrist’s Point of View
My biggest challenge in triathlon is the swimming part. It’s not easy to swim 2km in the sea, especially when the waves are big. Things flow better when the sea is calmer and has ripples. That seems to be what happened to me months after starting treatment for bipolar disorder…
Bipolar Impulses: Understanding the Impact on Finances and Relationships
Developing healthy boundaries and coping mechanisms when dealing with bipolar disorder can feel like an uphill battle. Budgeting and managing your platonic, romantic, and familial relationships…