A remarkable story of living with bipolar disorder: 36-year US Army retired combat veteran Maj. Gen. Gregg. F. Martin shares his experience of...
Living with Psychosis
36-year US Army combat veteran Maj. Gen. Gregg. F. Martin and psychiatrist Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona break down psychosis through their extensive...
The Aftermath of Hypersexuality: Recovering from Shame & Forging a New Identity
Award-winning mental health speaker Victoria Maxwell shares her experience living with bipolar disorder, and reflects on her journey of finding of...
Sex & Bipolar Disorder
Sexual health researcher Dr. Heather Armstrong and mental health educator Victoria Maxwell break down how bipolar disorder...
World Bipolar Day “Ask Me Anything” – The Biggest Global Bipolar Disorder Event
For over 48 hours on March 30th 2023, the CREST.BD network held our 5th annual “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on Reddit in honour of World Bipolar Day. This...
My Bipolar Story
A 31-year journey: Mental health writer Louise Dwerryhouse shares her remarkable story living with bipolar disorder. Louise revisits the events and...
My Psychosis – Gregg F. Martin
I have lived with bipolar disorder (BD) type I, with psychotic features, for twenty years, and hyperthymia—a condition where an individual stays in a...
Technology & Bipolar Disorder
Psychiatrist and clinical informaticist Dr. John Torous and mental health educator Victoria Maxwell speak on the role of online platforms and mental...
A Surprising Reason How Bipolar Disorder Boosts Creativity
Dr. Sheri Johnson, Professor of Psychology and Director of the CALM Program at the University of California Berkeley, and mental health educator...
Do Psychedelics Trigger Mania or Bipolar Disorder?
Psychiatrist and psychedelics/bipolar researcher Dr. Josh Woolley (University of California San Francisco) addresses whether psychedelics can cause...
Creativity & Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Sheri Johnson, Professor of Psychology and Director of the CALM Program at the University of California Berkeley, and mental health educator...
Mania & Bipolar Disorder
Psychiatist Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona (Anahuac University, Mexico City), and mental health educator Victoria Maxwell discuss and answer your...
Your Top 10 Questions on Medication and Bipolar Disorder Answered!
In response to the ongoing interest from Dr. Nigila Ravichandran‘s TalkBD about Medication and Bipolar, Dr. Nigila is back! In this blog post...
Psychosis & Bipolar Disorder
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona (Anahuac University, Mexico City), and mental health educator Victoria Maxwell discuss...
The Lure of Mania: Achievement & Bipolar Disorder (TEDx Talks)
Psychologist Dr. Thomas Richardson talk explains the lure of mania, which those with Bipolar Disorder can be drawn to. Mania can bring some short...
Gambling & Bipolar Disorder
Director of the UBC Centre for Gambling Research Dr. Luke Clark (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) and clinical psychologist Dr. Thomas...
Bipolar Basics: Bipolar 102
CIHR Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Emma Morton (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) and peer researcher Amir share tips for managing bipolar...
Bipolar Basics: Bipolar 101
CIHR Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Emma Morton (University of British Columbia) and mental health educator Victoria Maxwell provide an overview of...
Medication & Bipolar Disorder
Consultant psychiatrist Dr. Nigila Ravichandran (Institute of Mental Health, Singapore), and award-winning mental health educator and performer...
Bipolar Disorder & Your Home
Mental health advocates Don Kattler and Victoria Maxwell explore how to take care of your home while living well with bipolar disorder. They discuss...
Memory, Thinking & Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Ivan Torres and Dr. Trisha Chakrabarty, professors in Psychiatry (University of British Columbia), and mental health educator Victoria Maxwell...