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 collaborative 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 psychological and social factors in bipolar disorder. Our aim is to enhance the wellness of people living with the disorder.

What Makes Us Unique?

Recognizing that there are different kinds of expertise, our network includes researchers from a variety of fields, along with health care providers and people who live with bipolar disorder. We use traditional and innovative research approaches, specializing in ‘Community Based Participatory Research‘ where people living with bipolar disorder, their health care providers and other members of the community are actively engaged in the cycle of research and knowledge exchange.

What Do We Do?

CREST.BD undertakes original research into psychological and social elements of, and treatments for bipolar disorder. We create and test innovative ways of exchanging knowledge and expertise which contribute to enhanced wellness for people living with the disorder. We empower people in the bipolar disorder community to get involved in research in a new way.

Learn more about CREST.BD and our work from the perspectives of the community stakeholders who work with us.