Bipolar disorder videos
Overview of bipolar disorder
This video features an in-depth explanation of causes, types of bipolar, diagnosis and various treatments.
Bipolar disorder audio interview
Professor Guy Goodwin is Head of Oxford University's Department of Psychiatry and has been interested in bipolar disorder
for a number of years. He has published widely on the topic and is currently one of the Principal Investigators for a large
randomised trial of maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder (the Balance trial).
The following interviews with professor Goodwin was conducted for the NeLMH site and has being republished with permission. Requires Real Media player.
- What is bipolar disorder?
- How common is bipolar disorder?
- What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
- What causes bipolar disorder?
- How does bipolar disorder manifest itself?
- How is bipolar disorder diagnosed?
- How long do episodes last?
- Why does bipolar disorder re-occur and what are the triggers?
- Does bipolar disorder run in families?
- How are manic episodes treated?
- How are depressive episodes treated?
- What are the differences in treating bipolar and unipolar patients?
- What treatments are available for preventing future episodes?
- Are there any non-drug maintenance treatments?
- Tell us about lithium treatment for bipolar disorder
- Tell us about valproate treatment for bipolar disorder
- Tell us about carbamazepine treatment for bipolar disorder
- Tell us about other drug treatment for bipolar disorder
- Tell us about cognitive behaviour therapy for bipolar disorder
- What is rapid cycling?
- Do the factors that contribute to late-onset bipolar disorder differ from those which influence early-onset?
- The most concomitant illness among people with bipolar disorder are substance abuse disorders, occurring in approximately 60% of people with biolar disorder. Why is this?
- What are the major unanswered questions concerning the treatment of bipolar disorder?
Living with manic depression
Dark glasses and kaleidoscopes (1997)
A clear and concrete video that allows viewers into the minds of those afflicted with bipolar disorder. Also contains
information from psychiatrists about causes, treatments and the importance of family and peer support.
Suicide prevention strategy audio interview
Professor Louis Appleby is National Director for Mental Health in England and is sometimes referred to as the Mental Health
Tsar. In this short interview Professor Appleby was asked about the National Suicide Prevention Strategy which aims to
reduce suicide by 20% by 2010.
- What is depression?
- How common is depression?
- A universal human disease
- Overcoming depression
- Personal experience of depression
Multimedia aided case study
Journalist and TV celebrity Monty Don has suffered from depression for a number of years. This short interview features
Monty reading a series of short patient-friendly summaries about depression, as well as talking candidly about his own
experience of the condition.
Content outline
Multimedia
- Start 3D depression explanatory animation
- This video will help you to learn more on depressions, featuring intriguing 3d animation
- Start 3D animation explaining the bipolar disorder
- In this short animation video, you will learn more about bipolar disorder in an exciting multimedia environment.
Citing
- Bipolar disorder online videos
- Wired MD movies
- National Electronic Library for Health (Mental Health Division)
- Radio Talk streaming video on manic depression
