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Quality of life and impulsivity in bipolar disorder
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
Tags: impulsivity, quality of life
Creativity and Community Based Participatory Research
Creativity and Community Based Participatory Research Make Life with Bipolar Disorder Worth Living: An article by team member, Sara Lapsley, has been featured in the fall edition of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation/Readpation Psychosociale (PSR/RPS) newsletter.
The Police Project
"A Study of How People with Mental Illness Perceive and Interact with the Police" is the only Canadian study to explore the perspectives and lived experiences of people with severe mental illness in relation to their involvement with police. A community-based research approach was used in the study.
Tags: peer researchers, police interaction, stigma
Living Well with Bipolar Disorder
An information leaflet describing some of the key findings from the Wellness Strategies for BD study produced by Kwantlen Polytechnic University students Justin McGregor and Jamie Rich.
Tags: self-management, wellness
Self-Management Strategies Used by ‘High Functioning’ Individuals with Bipolar Disorder: From Research to Clinical Practice
A newly published paper from the team that explores findings from the 'Wellness Strategies for BD' study from a clinical perspective.
Tags: self-management, wellness
Lived perspectives on receiving psychiatric diagnosis
In this new book chapter, team members Victoria Maxwell and Dr. Erin Michalak, discuss some of the ways in which psychiatric diagnosis can be experienced and understood, and present opportunities for the clinician to support patients who are journeying through this process.
Tags: diagnosis, lived experience
Development of the QoL.BD: a disorder-specific scale to assess quality of life in bipolar disorder
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.
Tags: QoL.BD scale, quality of life
Creativity in BD
The article, by Movie Monday creater Bruce Saunders and team lead Erin Michalak, provides an introduction to the role of creativity in BD, current research in the field and profiles relevant resources from Kay Redfield and Marja Bergen.
Tags: community based participatory research, community engagement, creativity and bipolar disorder
Religion and spirituality in the context of bipolar disorder: a literature review
This article by Barb Pesut, Nancy Clark, Victoria Maxwell and Erin Michalak, reviews current literature which explores the role of religion and spirituality for individuals with BD and its relevance as a means of coping and explaining the condition.
Tags: religion, spirituality
Review article: The significance of creativity in bipolar disorder
The link between bipolar disorder and creativity is well documented. Research studies have highlighted it and, in popular culture, the stereotype of the "crazy artist" abounds. Despite this, research into why this fascinating association exists is relatively new. This review article by CREST.BD members Drs. Greg Murray and Sheri Johnson explores the clinical aspects of creativity within bipolar disorder.
Tags: bipolar and creativity, creativity and mental illness, psychosocial treatments
"It's something that I manage but it is not who I am": reflections on internalized stigma in individuals with bipolar disorder
This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of self-management strategies used by Canadian individuals living with BD who were managing well.
Tags: self-management, stigma
Listening to clients: Self-management strategies to stay well with bipolar disorder
A recent article by Sandra Hale in the magazine, Occupational Therapy Now, discusses the self-management techniques used by people who are living with BD to acheive and maintain wellness.
Tags: self-management, wellness
Self-management techniques for bipolar disorder in a sample of New Zealand Chinese
An article produced by team members Samson Tse and Erin Michalak, and student Grace Wang, exploring self-management strategies for BD in Chinese individuals.
Tags: self-management
What works for people with bipolar disorder? Tips from the experts
This first publication from CREST.BD's Wellness Study focuses on the self-management strategies described by people who are living well with their BD.
Tags: self-management, wellness
CREST.BD Offers Hope for Managing Bipolar Disorder
This publication produced by writer Michael Crain summarizes some of the key findings from the manuscript, 'What works for people with bipolar disorder? Tips from the experts'
Tags: self-management, wellness
Bipolar disorder and quality of life: A patient-centered perspective
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.
Tags: bipolar disorder, qualitative research, quality of life
