Today on World Bipolar Day, the BDRN team is thinking of all of those individuals throughout the world living with bipolar disorder. We have put together this short video to say a special thank you to every single one of our BDRN participants who have kindly contributed to our research over the years- without your Read More …
It is now almost a year since restrictions came into place in the UK to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been a difficult time for everyone and in particular for many individuals with mood disorders and their families. Over the next few weeks we will be asking BDRN participants if they would be willing Read More …
Bipolar UK (the UK’s leading national patient support charity for individuals and their families affected by bipolar disorder) will be hosting a free virtual conference on Tuesday 30th March 2021 (World Bipolar Day). The event, which will be running from 1:00-4:30pm, is open to everyone and will feature a range of fantastic talks relating to Read More …
To help many more women with a severe mental illness gain helpful advice and support when planning a pregnancy, the leading UK pregnancy charity Tommy’s has partnered with NHS England, Public Health England and King’s College London to develop a range of new information resources. These include a new online information and support hub for Read More …
As we move into 2021, we would like to wish all our participants the very best for the year ahead. Undoubtedly, the beginning of this year has not been the start we had all hoped for and our thoughts are with everyone during this particularly challenging time. We would like to take the opportunity to Read More …
We have recently had a paper accepted in the Journal of Affective Disorders reporting the findings of a unique study. Using our online mood monitoring tool, True Colours, we explored the topics of personalised questions that our participants chose to ask themselves in relation to monitoring their bipolar disorder. Our findings revealed the questions fell Read More …
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10th October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilising efforts in support of mental health (World Health Organisation). This year we are delighted to launch a new video about one of our current research projects, True Colours, Read More …
During the Covid-19 pandemic I have continued to work on my PhD research exploring relationships between physical activity, inactivity, and mood in people living with bipolar disorder. I am now doing this alongside working in the NHS as a mental health practitioner in Scotland. Thank you again to all the participants who took part in Read More …
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic hundreds of BDRN participants have continued to provide weekly mood ratings using the BDRN True Colours weekly online mood monitoring tool. We are now analysing the data which will provide a unique and detailed picture of mood changes over time among individuals with mood disorders during the pandemic. We will also Read More …
In May 2020, one of our BDRN research team members, Dr Katie Lewis received the news that she was awarded a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship. This scheme offers recently qualified postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to start independent research careers, working in some of the best research environments in the world. During her fellowship, Katie Read More …
