"Understanding Depression gives coherent form to modern science's confused wisdom about the illness, and does so in an accessible, intelligent way." - Andrew Solomon, author of the National Book Award winner, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. "I have been privileged to …
Around ten percent of us suffer from depression at some point - and more than half haven?t even sought help. Now, Dr Raymond DePaulo, one of the world?s foremost authorities on depression, provides a sensitive, thorough, and reassuring book for sufferers from depression and thos…
Historically, research conducted on suicide has focused on the risk factors associated with suicide as a single phenomenon in need of a single explanation. One of the more recent theories of suicide is the Three-Step Theory of Suicide (3ST), which posits that suicide involves di…
This study examines the relationship between puberty and mood in an epidemiological sample, describing trends in mood and quality of life (QoL) accompanying puberty, relationships between pubertal stage and mood diagnoses, and the effects of precocious puberty on mood. 1,163 car…
The kynurenine pathway of tryptophan degradation is the focus in a variety of research fieldsand several of the metabolites produced along the pathway are suggested as future biomarkers.Growing interest in a better understanding of the physiological and the pathophysiologicalimp…
Mental health professionals have difficulty distinguishing Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Bipolar Disorder due to overlapping clinical and etiological features. Such difficulties may lead to misdiagnoses and inappropriate treatment recommendations; thus, it is crucial…
Bipolar disorder (BD) can cause significant functional impairment and new psychosocial treatments are needed. This dissertation reviews and summarizes contemplative psychotherapy (CP), reports on a qualitative study that was conducted to investigate how participants used mindful…
Growing evidence from neuroimaging studies has reported deficits in circuit connectivity between several regions involved in emotional processing, including the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and midline thalamus in people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. These deficits ar…
Background: Corticosteroids have been associated with a wide range of psychiatric disturbances, such as mania, agitation, aggression, depression, bipolar and psychosis. Our first aim was to try to quantify the prevalence of each of the most commonly reported psychiatric symptoms…
People with serious mental illness often struggle to fully integrate into their communities and feel accepted within their own neighborhoods. Prior research suggests that people who participate in supportive or supported housing programs may benefit from support designed to faci…
« Dans votre entourage, on vous dit lunatique. Aimable et charmant un jour, sombre et irritable le lendemain. Votre humeur fluctue malgré vous. La moindre contrariété vous fait basculer et sans transition, vous passez du rire aux larmes. Vous avez l'impression que la vie vous so…
Bipolar disorder (BPD) is associated with negative health outcomes and high relapse rates and group psychoeducation (PE) is recognised as an effective intervention when used in conjunction with pharmacological treatment. Unhealthy beliefs and attitudes have not been measured or …
This thesis investigated the experiences of children who have a parent with a mental illness, using qualitative methods. It is divided into three separate sections, the first two written as standalone journal papers. Paper 1 is a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative st…
Bipolar disorder is characterised by intense fluctuations in mood, including the experience of severe episodes of depression, mania and hypomania. The experience of bipolar disorder can also be associated with biases in various cognitive processes, including rumination in respon…
This thesis explores the experience of parenting with severe mental illness, using qualitative methodologies. It is presented in three parts: a literature review, a report of the empirical research, and a critical reflection of the process undertaken. The literature review provi…
This study explores the effectiveness of “In-Sight”, a holistic recovery-based group training for people with bipolar disorder. Drawn from professional therapies and lived experience of the user-researcher who is diagnosed with having the illness, the training was delivered over…
Chapter 45 Receiving and giving with every breath: Session five: self and others - widening the circle; 'Dear Self'; ; A Compassionate Letter; Who are you?; The problem with over-identifying; 'Selfing' on autopilot or by choice; ; Kindness Meditation: A 'Difficult' Person; Notes…
"The goal of this book is to help the bipolar person manage their illness and live a full and meaningful life. The reader will learn about bipolar disorder: how it presents, is diagnosed, is passed down in families, and how it affects women as compared to men. The types of treat…
