Bipolar Research Blogs

Advance Choice Documents

Bipolar UK’s Director of Research, Dr Tania Gergel answers some of your FAQs about Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) Read more

Bipolar and sodium valproate Q&A

Bipolar UK asks Professor Stephen Bazire, Honorary Professor at the School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, and Director of Mistura Enterprise and Mistura Informatics, to help clear up the confusion about bipolar and sodium valproate. Read more

Bipolar and the keto diet Q&A

Professor Daniel Smith, Chair of Psychiatry and Head of Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh, answers your questions about bipolar and the keto diet. Read more

Bipolar type 2 - linked but distinct

Clare Dolman explores the differences between bipolar type 2 and type 1. She also reviews Sara Schley's recent book ‘BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum' about living with this specific type of bipolar. Read more

Cognitive remediation therapy - building a toolkit for daily life

JH, a person with a bipolar disorder type 2 diagnosis, reflects on their experience with Cognitive Remediation therapy received as part of the Cognitive Remediation in Bipolar study. Read more

Do people with bipolar want to request enforced treatment in advance for future episodes of illness?

Dr Tania Gergel's research exploring whether people with bipolar want to request enforced treatment in advance for future episodes of illness Read more

Encouraging a conversation about ECT

Simon Kitchen, CEO of Bipolar UK, discusses the use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) to treat bipolar Read more

Psychological therapies for bipolar

A combination of medication and therapy is proven to be the most effective treatment for bipolar, lowering your risk of relapse and helping you to live well. If you’ve got a diagnosis, this is everything you need to know… Read more

What’s the difference between bipolar and ADHD?

Bipolar UK asks Professor Steven Marwaha, Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute for Mental Health at the University of Birmingham, to help clear up the confusion between bipolar and ADHD Read more

What’s the difference between bipolar and borderline personality disorder (BPD)?

Professor Steven Marwaha, Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute for Mental Health at the University of Birmingham, answers your questions to help clear up the confusion between bipolar and BPD. Read more