PARADES
Psychoeducation, Anxiety, Relapse, Advance Directive Evaluation and Suicidality
Development, evaluation and implementation of
psychological approaches to bipolar disorder and
comorbid problems
- A person diagnosed with bipolar disorder in their mid 20’s looses 9years of life
- 12 years normal health and 14 years of working life
- Bipolar disorder is a common and potentially severe mental health problem
- 6th ranked cause of disability worldwide
- Estimated cost to the UK is over £2 billion per annum
- Bipolar research received less than 1/7th of the UK research spend compared with schizophrenia
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