Who We Are

The Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial issues in Bipolar Disorder (CREST.BD) is a multidisciplinary collaborative network of researchers, healthcare providers and community members (people living with bipolar disorder, their family members and supports) dedicated to researching and exchanging knowledge about psychological and social factors in bipolar disorder. Our aim is to enhance the health and wellness of people living with the condition.

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Research Round Up #2
May 22, 2013
Reflections on internalized stigma in individuals with bipolar disorder
May 14, 2013
‘That’s Just Crazy Talk’ curriculum to address mental illness stigma across Canada and US
May 7, 2013
Development of a condition-specific quality of life measure for bipolar disorder
April 23, 2013

Our Research

  • Self-Management in Bipolar

    Bipolar disorder is often treated with medications, but little is known about what self-management (also known as self-help or wellness) strategies might improve the quality of life of those living with bipolar disorder. BACKGROUND In a 2007 study on self-management in bipolar disorder, CREST.BD researchers interviewed 32 Canadians who live with the condition. The aim...

  • Community Consultation on Stigma, Discrimination and Bipolar Disorder

      Each year, CREST.BD holds a Community Engagement Day (CED) on a topic selected by the team and its Community Consultation Group. These engagement days aim to develop research and exchange knowledge in areas of bipolar disorders research. The events are typically attended by people who identify as having bipolar disorder, their family, friends, and...

  • Touched by Fire or Burned out? Creativity in Bipolar Disorder

    Each year, CREST.BD holds a Community Engagement Day (CED) on a topic selected by the team and its Community Consultation Group. These engagement days aim to develop research and exchange knowledge in areas of bipolar disorders research. The events are typically attended by people who identify as having bipolar disorder, their family, friends, and people...

  • Dr. Jamie LIvingston facilitates a discussion on the language of recovery.

    The Concept of Recovery in People with Bipolar Disorder

    Each year, CREST.BD holds a Community Engagement Day (CED) on a topic selected by the team and its Community Consultation Group. These engagement days aim to develop research and exchange knowledge in areas of bipolar disorders research. The events are typically attended by people who identify as having bipolar disorder, their family, friends, and people...

  • Clinician-Assisted Recovery Narratives in Bipolar Disorder

    Bipolar disorder can have a profound impact on the development of sense of self. In her clinical experience as a psychotherapist, team member Rosalind Irving observed that the process of making sense of people’s experiences with bipolar disorder can be helped by developing a ‘recovery narrative’. The recovery narrative’s purpose is primarily to help people...

  • Quality of Life and Bipolar Disorder

    Quality of life refers to our levels of personal satisfaction with life across various domains. By measuring quality of life, we can help people who live with BD  clarify which domains of their life might need attention, we can assist clinicians in defining goals for treatment,  and support research to understand the effects of different...

  • Using Theatre to Modify Stigma: A Knowledge Translation Study in Bipolar Disorder

    That’s Just Crazy Talk Is a thoughtful and funny one-woman play that looks at both the light and dark side of living with bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis. It is the product of an interdisciplinary research study in bipolar disorder exploring the impacts of a ‘lived experience’ theatrical performance on attitudes and understandings of mental health...

  • Metacognition in Bipolar Disorder and Functional Outcome and Quality of Life

    Metacognition in bipolar and functional outcome and quality of life: To date, research in bipolar disorder has determined that some patients show difficulties in traditional cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, and executive functioning, and that these problems show modest correlations with daily functioning.  Metacognition refers to an individual’s evaluation of their own cognitive skills and...

  • Bipolar disorder in later life: A mixed-methods, experiential sampling study over time

    Bipolar disorder afflicts roughly 75,000 Canadians 50+ years of age. At present, bipolar disorder may account for 20% of all mood disorders among older adults. Large numbers of people with mental health conditions are living into later life for the first time in history. Very little research has examined bipolar disorder in later life to date and this collaborative study will increase our understanding of the condition in older adults.

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