Staying well with manic depressionbipolar disorder

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Staying well with manic depression/bipolar
disorder

• Sarah Russell PhD
• Jan Browne PhD
• Margie Nunn

v Research Matters
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Research Aims

• Focus on people who stay well, and their
  strategies to prevent episodes of illness
• To fill an important gap in previous Australian
  research with people who experience a mental
  illness

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With my bipolar illness controlled, I have had a
wonderful quality of life. I am living my life to
the full.
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Data Collection

• Lifestyle changes to stay well
• EARLY warning signs
• Prevention of an episode of illness

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Staying well
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Stay Well Strategies

• Sleep
• Exercise
• Managing Stress
• Family and friends

• Local communities
• Professional support
• Therapies
• Supportive Workplaces

• Stay Well Plans

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What is a stay Well Plan?

• Up-to-date knowledge
• Insight into individual triggers
• Awareness of early warning signs
• Suitable interventions

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Participant reference group
Health care professionals only see us when we are
sick. They need to know that people with bipolar
can not only get well, but also stay well.
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A LIFELONG JOURNEY
STAYING WELL WITH MANIC DEPRESSION/BIPOLAR
DISORDER
Michelle Anderson Publishing SARAH RUSSELL
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Next steps

• Stay Well Program for people with bipolar
  disorder
• Stay Well Workshop for health care professionals

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