Bipolar Disorder
Lithium - a mood enhancing element
Lithium is the lightest metal, and it is used in batteries and for the treatment of bipolar disorder, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 44 of Elemental. Audio
Lithium - a mood enhancing element
Lithium is the lightest metal, and it is used in batteries and for the treatment of bipolar disorder, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 44 of Elemental.
AudioSophie Hardcastle on thriving with mental illness
Sophie Hardcastle is a 22 year old Australian author, artist and surfer. She speaks at schools in NSW about her experiences with bipolar 1 disorder. Her memoir Running Like China was released last… Audio
Gavin Extence on taboo subjects such as assisted suicide
British author Gavin Extence doesn't shy away from taboo subjects. His acclaimed first novel, The Universe Versus Alex Woods, centres on a teenager who helps his elderly friend end his own life. For… Audio
Bipolar disorder speech recognition app
Professor Melvin McInnis of the University of Michigan is working on a clever speech recognition app. It aims to tell when someone suffering from bipolar disorder is heading for a manic episode, just… Audio
Anti-psychotic drugs
In her book "The Bitterest Pills", psychiatrist and academic Joanna Moncrieff expresses her concerns about how the number of prescriptions for anti-psychotic drugs has rocketed over the past decade. Audio
