Bipolar Support Canterbury

Online Information Resources

Bipolar Support Canterbury have a number of brochures available online and at our premises.

Suggestions:

If you have a web site or support email list that you would like to recommend, or if any of the recommended links are broken, please contact us.

Bipolar Disorder Websites

You can also view a comprehensive list of books about Bipolar Disorder.

Web sites of interest:

Equilibrium - The Bipolar Foundation
is dedicated to improving treatment and understanding of the causes and effects of bipolar disorder

Bipolar Poetry

Bipolar Poetry is for anyone with bipolar and writes poetry as a creative expression of how it affects their lives.

www.thewindsofchange.org

The Winds of Change

This website is an online support group for people with Bipolar Disorder. It features a chat room, message board and self help exercises. The site also has information on dual diagnoses, poetry and an “Ask the Pharmacist” section.

http://www.psychguides.com/

http://www.miminc.org/

Madison Institute of Medicine

This website has information on Lithium treatments for Bipolar Disorder as well as other mental health topics. They have 18 guides and various pamphlets. Some guides are ‘Carbamazepine and Manic Depression’, ‘Divalproex and Bipolar Disorder: A Guide’, and ‘Lithium and Bipolar Disorder’.

There is also a search engine where you can look up other information.

http://www.power2u.org/

National Empowerment Centre

This is a general mental health website and offers practical information on recovery, has articles, personal recovery stories. There are also publications, videos and books and mental health news.

http://www.balance.org.nz/

http://www.pendulum.org/

http://www.dbsalliance.org/

http://www.bipolarworld.net/

http://www.bpkids.org/

http://www.bpso.org/

http://www.bipolarchild.com/

http://www.psycheducation.org/

http://www.manicdepressive.org/

http://www.about.com/

This site has a chat room so people can talk about what it’s like to live with Bipolar yet remain anonymous.

http://www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/

Mary Ellen Copeland

This site has information on Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), Mental Health Recovery and various articles by Mary Ellen Copeland. You can order books and videos, see training announcements and information on crisis planning and post crisis planning.

store.mentalhealth.org/publications/browse.asp

http://www.mentalhealthpeers.com/

http://www.mdf.org.uk/

Manic Depression Fellowship

This site has information on mood disorders, various programmes and publications, online support groups. There is also information on SSRI’s and children, an “Ask the Doctor” section, mental health news and a place to share and read personal stories.

www.medscape.com/psychiatryhome

Medscape

This website had resource centres, one specifically on Bipolar Disorder, articles, general mental health news and drug/medication information.

http://www.mhselfhelp.org/

The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse

This website offers resources, an internet peer support group study, news and other general mental health information.

http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/

A New Zealand website with information on medications.