CREST.BD – Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial Issues in Bipolar Disorder

Who Are We?

The Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial issues in Bipolar Disorder (CREST.BD) is a multidisciplinary network of researchers, health care providers and community members (people living with bipolar disorder, their family members and supports) dedicated to researching and exchanging knowledge about psychosocial factors in people with bipolar disorder.

What Makes Us Unique?

CREST.BD recognizes that there are different kinds of expertise. Our team includes researchers from a variety of health fields (such as psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, genetic counseling and mental health advocacy). It also includes people who live with bipolar disorder. We bridge traditional and newer research approaches, specializing in ‘Community Based Participatory Research‘ where people who live with bipolar disorder, their health care providers and other members of the community are actively engaged our program of research. 

What Do We Do?

CREST.BD advances research into the psychosocial aspects of and treatments for bipolar disorder. We create and test innovative ways of sharing bipolar knowledge and expertise.  We empower people in the bipolar community to get involved in research in a different way.