Bipolar Scotland

East Renfrewshire Self Help Group

aland — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:48 +0000

The East Renfrewshire group will be meeting on Wednesday 23 May 2012, 6.30pm – 8pm, Sandlers Cottage, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG.

The group is open to anyone affected by bipolar disorder.

East Kilbride Self Help Group

aland — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:44:34 +0000

Please note that due to the unavailability of the meeting venue, the East Kilbride Self Help group will be meeting on the 4th Tuesday of the month in May, not the 3rd Tuesday as normal.

This means that the group will be meeting on Tuesday 22 May 2012, 7pm – 9pm, Calderwood Hall, Blackbraes Road, East Kilbride, G74 3JT. The guest speaker at the meeting will be Dr Aman Durrani, who will be talking about perinatal mental health care.

From June the meetings will revert to the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Stirling Self Help Group

aland — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:37:36 +0000

The Stirling group will not be meeting in May and June. However, the group will be meeting again from Wednesday 11 July 2012 and then meeting every second Wednesday of the month, 7pm -9pm, Allan Park Hotel, Allan Park, Stirling, FK8 2QG.

Survey on use of psychiatric drugs

aland — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:34:05 +0000

Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) have created a survey for people who have personal experience of taking medication for mental health conditions. SAMH want to learn more about people’s experience so that they can better understand how psychiatric drugs are being used and identify whether any improvements are needed.

The survey should only take a few minutes to complete and can be accessed via this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/psychiatricdrugs

National Bipolar Awareness Day Surveys

aland — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:38:26 +0000

A public education campaign, National Bipolar Awareness Day will be launched on Wednesday 27 June 2012 by Bipolar UK, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Bipolar Scotland.

As part of the launch, we have put together two surveys; one for service users & family members/carers and one for clinicians.

The surveys look at the difficulties in making a correct diagnosis of bipolar and we hope that you will be able to take part and further our understanding of these difficulties.

Click on the following link to complete the survey for service users and family members/carers http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JX6LB66

Click on the following link to complete the survey for clinicians http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JXNF6B9

Pregnancy and Bipolar Disorder – TV documentary

aland — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:15:24 +0000

Matchlight is an independent television production company led by, Ross Wilson, the producer who made the Emmy winning Secret Life of a Manic Depressive films with Stephen Fry for BBC TWO. The company are now developing another documentary idea in this area and are keen to speak to women living in Scotland who are bipolar and are already pregnant, or are considering trying to become pregnant. We are keen to make a film that looks at this difficult decision-making process and the dilemmas involved. We hope that this would be a film which would help to raise public awareness and understanding of this condition among the general public and would help to support and encourage understanding for women who suffer from it. The production team would like to speak to you even if only for background research. Please contact info@matchlight.co.uk or on 0141 332 0319

Bipolar Scotland – AGM & Conference

aland — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:38:09 +0000

A date for your diary. Bipolar Scotland will be holding their AGM & Conference on Saturday 15 September 2012, Menzies Hotel, 27 Washington Street, Glasgow, G3 8AZ.

Further details will follow shortly.

Lithium for Bipolar Disorder – A guide for patients

aland — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:34:56 +0000

Dr Nick Stafford has written a book, Lithium for Bipolar Disorder – A guide for patients, which is a comprehensive guide to lithium, the evidence for its use in bipolar disorder, its side effects and more…

You can view or download a copy of the book from the following link http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/Lithium-for-Bipolar-Disorder-Dr-N-J-Stafford.pdf

You can also purchase a copy of the book from the Recommended Reading list on this website.

New Self Help Group for Borders

aland — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:30:39 +0000

A new self help group will be meeting in the Borders. The first meeting of the Borders group will be on Monday 14 May 2012, 5.30pm – 7pm, New Horizons Borders, Unit 10b Galabank Mill,Galashiels TD1 1PR

The group will then meet on the second Monday of each month, at the same time and venue as above.

The group is open to anyone who is affected by bipolar disorder.

Renfrewshire Carers Centre – Mental Health Forum

aland — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:23:31 +0000

The Renfrewshire Mental Health Carers Forum will be meeting at Renfrewshire Carers Centre, Unit 55, Embroidery Mill, Abbey Mill Business Centre, Paisley, PA1 1TJ, on the following dates:

Thursday 15 March 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Wednesday 21 November 2012

All meetings are held between 10.30am – 12 noon. Meetings are open to anyone who lives within Renfrewshire and cares for someone who experiences mental ill health.