Turning to the experts who live successfully with BD
Very little is known about how people successfully self-manage their bipolar disorder (BD). Information about people living successfully with BD isn’t nearly as easy to find, for example, as information about disability or dysfunction.
Now, a team of researchers is looking at self-management techniques provided by the experts themselves—people with bipolar disorder who are living well. The hope is to turn their strategies into a kind of how-to guide that others can use to improve their lives. (more…)
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