Posts Tagged ‘quality of life’
New study: Metacognition and Bipolar Disorder
May 11th, 2012 by smcbride
Team members Dr. Ivan Torres (Principle Investigator), Dr. Erin Michalak (Co-Investigator), and Dr. Lakshmi Yatham (Co-Investigator) recently obtained $210,000 in CIHR funding to support a 3-year study entitled: “Metacognition in Bipolar Disorder and Functional Outcome and Quality of Life (QOL).” The study will increase understanding of specific cognitive processes that best predict functional outcomes and quality of life in BD.
Quality of Life and Recovery in People with Bipolar Disorder
February 7th, 2012 by smcbride
On November 10th, 2011 CREST.BD team lead, Erin Michalak, visited The Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences in Whitby, Ontario. Erin discussed the development and application of the Quality of Life Scale in Bipolar Disorder (QoL.BD), a disorder-specific scale that assesses physical health, mood, sleep, cognition, leisure, social, spirituality, finances, household, self-esteem, independence, identity, work and study. She explores how it can be used as a clinical tool for collaborative goal-setting between people living with bipolar disorder and their healthcare providers.
Quality of life and impulsivity in bipolar disorder
November 16th, 2011 by smcbride
This article, co-authored by CREST.BD member Sheri Johnson, along with researchers Sarah Victor (UBC) and Ian Gotlib (Stanford), explores the role of impulsivity in relation to quality of life (QoL) in BD
Development of the QoL.BD: a disorder-specific scale to assess quality of life in bipolar disorder
October 5th, 2011 by webadmin
In this article, recently published in Bipolar Disorders, Drs. Erin Michalak and Greg Murray describe their four-year mixed method program of research to develop their Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder (QoL in BD) measure.
Bipolar disorder and quality of life: A patient-centered perspective
September 26th, 2011 by smcbride
This paper by CREST.BD members Erin Michalak, Lakshmi Yatham and Ray Lam describes their 2005 study to assess factors affecting quality of life in people living with BD.
