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	<title>Bipolar Scotland</title>
	<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk</link>
	<description>Empowering people in Scotland with bipolar disorder</description>
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		<title>Research Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr Jess Sussmann at the University Of Edinburgh is looking for people who experience bipolar disorder to help test a computer program to be used in a research project. She is looking for people who could commit about 40 minutes to carry out some tasks on a PC. This would be held at Kennedy Tower, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/information/news/research-project</link>
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		<title>Bipolar Disorder &#8211; Your Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bipolar Disorder Research Network have published a guide to Bipolar Disorder. Please click on the following link http://www.bipinfo.org
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		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/information/news/bipolar-disorder-your-guide</link>
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		<title>Seminar On Perinatal Services &#8211; 16 April  2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ Friday 16 April 2010; 14:00 to 16:00. ] Bipolar Scotland are running a seminar on Perinatal Services for women who have experienced mental health problems during/after pregnancy. The event will take place on Friday 16 April 2010, at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, 201 Ingram Street, Glasgow, G1 1DQ, 2pm - 4pm (registration from 1.30pm).

Speakers will include Dr Roch Cantwell, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Southern [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/local-groups/seminar-on-perinatal-services-16-april-2010</link>
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		<title>The Rollercoaster That Is My Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chipmunk Publishing have recently published The Rollercoaster That is My Life, by Jacqueline Hume. 
Jacqueline has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and her book was primarily written to allow those closest to the author to understand what goes on in her head when she is having an episode of hypo-mania and depression. The book is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/information/news/the-rollercoaster-that-is-my-life</link>
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		<title>Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please scroll down for information on research projects.
Research project &#8211; Lancaster University
We are a team of researchers working at Lancaster University working on a study that aims to develop and test a new free to access web-based self management intervention for people experiencing Bipolar Disorder.
There are 2 parts to this study in which we need [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/research</link>
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		<title>Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bipolar Scotland is in the process of developing various training courses in the mental health field.
As soon as we have put together a programme of courses they will be listed on this page. 
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		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/training</link>
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		<title>Actor Wins Award for Portrayal of Bipolar Disorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lacey Turner who plays Stacey Slater in East Enders has won an award at the National Television Awards Ceremony.
As Stacey Slater she portrays a young woman with bipolar disorder.  Lacey Turner says she had never heard of the illness before her character developed it. &#8220;There were some days when it was hard.
You&#8217;re either really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/information/news/actor-wins-award-for-portrayal-of-bipolar-disorder</link>
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		<title>Twitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are keen on using Twitter, just to say that there is now a BipolarScotland group on Twitter. Please feel free to become followers of our group.
If you are not yet a Twitterer, you can register with Twitter on www.twitter.com
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		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/information/news/twitter</link>
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		<title>East Kilbride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An information night and brand new group are planned for March. Previous postings with dates for February should be ignored. New details will be published as soon as they are available. Call Aileen at the office for further information.
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		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/local-groups/east-kilbride</link>
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		<title>Akmal Shaikh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you will know that Akmal Shaikh has been executed for drug smuggling in China. However, Mr Shaikh is known to have experienced mental health problems at the time and this awful tragedy is an indication of the ignorance around mental illness that still exists in the 21st century. 
BFS have responded to issues [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bipolarscotland.org.uk/information/news/akmal-shaikh</link>
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