credentialed information
- National Institute of Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder booklet, info, ongoing research
- National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (NDMDA) – includes online screening questionnaire
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia entry for bipolar disorder (service of National Library of Medicine)
- WebMD’s entry on Bipolar affective disorder
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance – a leading national network
- Harvard Bipolar Research Program – offers information about living with bipolar disorder, including a treatment contract, mood chart, and other tools for patients and clinicians
- International Bipolar Foundation – “to improve understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder through research; to promote care and support resources for individuals and caregivers; and to erase stigma through education”
- The International Society for Bipolar Disorders – “to foster international collaboration in education and research”
- Mental Health America – Bipolar Disorder
- PsychCentral – Bipolar Disorder – introduction, symptoms, treatment
- Seattle Direct Counseling “Real Counseling for the Real World”
Watch free videos & listen to audios from The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church held at Saddleback Church, noted as the nation’s first faith-based conference to address mental health issues. (March 2014)
more information & resources
- bphope.com – hope and harmony for people with bipolar; award-winning online community
- Wikipedia’s entry on bipolar disorder and famous people with bipolar disorder (some inspiration for how people can still successfully accomplish things and live well)
- MentalHealth.Bible – collection of mental health resources that are especially useful for churches, clergy, pastors, and Christians
- ForLikeMinds – support of like minds sharing their lived experience
- BipolarThriving – Bipolar Recovery Coaching with Katherine Ponte
- Healthline’s comprehensive overview of bipolar disorder as a critical starting point for individuals and/or their loved ones
- Healthy Place – a large consumer mental health site
- Yahoo Info on Bipolar Disorder
- BipolarHome.org – about the conditions, types, and coping
- Bipolar.com – information about clinical research trials
- McMan’s Depression and Bipolar Web – offers articles on depression and bipolar, plus news, links, and more
- Bipolarworld.net – good source of info and support
- The Bipolar Battle (John Poehler) – to empower those living with bipolar disorder
- WEGO Health’s Patient Leaders for Bipolar Disorder
- SLEEPING is important to managing bipolar…
- about.com articles — Mood Disorders and Sleep; Sleep Issues: “Getting the right amount of sleep is a huge issue for those with bipolar disorder”
- Regular Sleep Helps Improve Bipolar [PsychCentral]
- Managing Sleep: If you have a mood disorder you have sleep issues [John McManamy at mcmanweb.com]
- 10 tips for better sleep
- Bipolar Disorder and Sleep – excerpt from the book, Bipolar II: Enhance Your Highs, Boost Your Creativity, and Escape the Cycles of Recurrent Depression – The Essential Guide to Recognize and Treat the Mood Swings of This Increasingly Common Disorder by Ronald R. Fieve, MD
- Bipolar Disorder Resource and Awareness Network [cache of a resource website from 2001]
- BLOGS
- Righting The Ship – Together, We Can Weather the Storms of Bipolar II Disorder
- Bipolar Burble Blog – Natasha Tracy’s award-winning blog
- Bipolar Hot Mess
- Bipolar Bandit (Michelle Clark)
- Kitt O’Malley – author, licensed therapist, and mental health advocate
- Nat’s Mental Health – The digressive journey of a Scottish girl living in Canada
Connections: Communities and Networks
- Top 10 Bipolar Blogs (PsychCentral, Sept 2007)
- BipolarUK – “Supporting people affected by bipolar”
- Bipolar Planet – NetRing of bipolar bloggers
- Bipolar Speaks – real life stories
- Mike Crawford’s wigging story of being bipolar (software developer)
- Mixed Nuts – good meeting place
- Manic Awareness Network
- Winds of Change – frank and personal look at living with Bipolar Disorder
- A Silver Lining – peer to peer support
- Bipolar Significant Others – for the partners of bipolar people
- Living With Bi-Polar – manic depressive illness can be devastating, but it doesn’t have to be
- LivingManicDepressive, a bipolar and depression website
- Bipolar Disorders Portal: Pendulum Resources
- Bob Olson’s book, Win The Battle: The 3-Step Lifesaving Formula to Conquer Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Seek His Face – an online book about God’s help for bipolars by Gayle Darhower
- Asian Americans with Bipolar Disorder
My own story about bipolar disorder, first published in this OC Register article