BDRN’s Professor Ian Jones has written a blog for The Conversation about his diagnosis on the state of maternal mental healthcare in the UK. You can read Ian’s blog here: https://theconversation.com/delivering-better-maternal-mental-health-care-a-diagnosis-73557
Professor Lisa Jones showcased some of BDRN’s research at a joint seminar between the University of Worcester and the local NHS Trust, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust on 11th November 2016. The aim of the seminar, held at the University of Worcester Arena, was to strengthen links between the University and Trust. Lisa said, Read More …
We would like to introduce to you Francesca Serra, a visiting PhD student from the University of Padua in Italy. Francesca will be based with the research group at the University of Worcester for six months and will be researching the clinical features associated with agitated depression among individuals with mood disorders. We will continue Read More …
In September, BDRN members Professor Ian Jones, Dr Arianna Di-Florio and Amy Perry attended the biennial conference of the International Marcé Society in Melbourne, Australia. With a focus on maternal mental health, the Marcé conference provided a great opportunity to present our ongoing work at BDRN to other clinicians and researchers working in perinatal mental Read More …
Researchers in Japan have now joined the BDRN team. BDRN Japan, led by Dr Tadufumi Kato at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Wako, is modeled on our work in the UK. Over 100 people in Japan who have bipolar disorder have already joined the network. Great to see BDRN going global.
In July members of the BDRN team attended the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, held jointly with the 8th Biennial Congress of the International Society of Affective Disorders in Amsterdam. The conference provided the opportunity for both clinicians and researchers from across the world to present and discuss the latest leading research Read More …
Professor Lisa Jones and Professor Ian Jones were delighted to talk about bipolar disorder and the work of BDRN at the Hay Festival in June of this year. We are very grateful to Clare Dolman, Vice Chair of Bipolar UK, who joined them on stage to talk about her own experiences of bipolar disorder. The Hay Read More …
In recognition of Bipolar Awareness Day (4th October) and Mental Health Day (10th October), Professor Lisa Jones and Dr Katherine Gordon-Smith, led a session for members of the public entitled ‘Understanding Bipolar Disorder’ at The Hive in Worcester – Europe’s first joint university and public library. The national charity organisation Bipolar UK also launched a Read More …
