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.
We speak with Erin Michalak, an assistant professor in psychiatry with the University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine.
