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Bipolar Affective Disorder / Manic Depression
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet called Bipolar Affective Disorder
Manic Depression
Factsheet from the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Mental Health Foundation
Provide good information about manic depression.
Bipolar disorder
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Bipolar disorder.
MDF The Bipolar Organisation
Support and information for people with manic-depression (bipolar affective disorder).
MDF The Bipolar Organisation (Wales)
Support and information for people with manic-depression (bipolar affective disorder).
Bipolar Fellowship Scotland
Support and information for people with manic-depression (bipolar affective disorder).
Steady
Steady stands for Support and Training for Elation and Depression in Youth. STEADY is an independant project which runs self mangement courses for 18-25 year olds. STEADY is run by the mental health charity, Manic Depression Fellowship.
Bipolar Parents United Kingdom
An internet discussion forum sponsored by The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation.
Bipolar4All
Information about Bipolar affective disorder contained in an easy toread manner compiled by people who live with the illness all the time.Discuss your experiences and ask questions on our message board forum.
Depression Alliance
The largest charity in Britain that is run by and for sufferers of depression and their carers.
Medicine Guide for Mania and Bipolar Disorder
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
See also the Patient UK depression page.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control of the content of the above links. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Bipolar Affective DisorderPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Bipolar Fellowship Scotland Depression Alliance Scotland Manic Depression Fellowship (Wales) MDF The Bipolar Organisation STEADYMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Bipolar and Manic Depression Electroconvulsive Therapy Lithium Managing DepressionUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Bipolar DisorderOnline videos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Online videos on Bipolar DisorderRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Spending sprees plunge mental health patients into chronic debt Mentally ill 'go without food' ECT case study: A trigger for suicide Prisons unable to cope with rising levels of mentally ill inmatesOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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