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Quality of Life Areas. You are navigating: Mood. Mood is fundamental to quality of life. Symptoms of depression a strong determinant of quality of life in bipolar disorder. Learning to manage mood is a powerful route to quality of life. Learn about and be vigilant for personal triggers. Learn about and be vigilant for early warning signs of mood episodes. When well, make a plan for dealing with mood episodes. View mood 'day in the life' video. View mood quality of life webinar. Mood in bipolar disorder.
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Bipolar Wellness Centre > Quality of Life Areas > See All
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Quality of Life Areas. Quality of Life Areas in Bipolar Disorder. Complete the QoL Tool now.
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Bipolar Wellness Centre > Support Tools > Videos
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Quality of Life Areas. Access CREST.BD’s Bipolar Wellness Centre video series here. We have produced short, evidence-informed videos, featuring CREST.BD members Victoria Maxwell and Natasha Kolida, who both live well with bipolar disorder. Each video illustrates concrete examples of self-management strategies in action. Life areas covered include: education, work, mood, relationships, sleep, home, money and physical well-being.
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Bipolar Wellness Centre > Quality of Life Areas > Work
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Quality of Life Areas. You are navigating: Work. Bipolar disorder can harm working life; unemployment rates high in people with bipolar disorder. Many people with bipolar disorder can flourish in the workplace. Factors for success at work include good cognition, good work relationships and ability to cope with stigma. Supported employment, occupational therapy and employee assistance programs may be helpful. Give thoughtful consideration to when and how to disclose bipolar disorder at work. There are a n...
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Bipolar Wellness Centre > Support Tools > Resource By Area
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Quality of Life Areas. Resources by Quality of Life Areas. Access CREST.BD’s Bipolar Wellness Centre resources here, organized by quality of life domain. Includes a feature that enables website users to rate and comment on the quality and usefulness of specific resources. Resources for Healthcare Providers.
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Bipolar Wellness Centre > Quality of Life Areas > Physical
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Quality of Life Areas. You are navigating: Physical. Why physical health is important to your quality of life. In this section, we'll go through some helpful ways to improve your physical quality of life. These include: maintaining regular physical exercise (including how exercise affects other health conditions); eating a well-balanced diet, and decreasing substance misuse (the use of alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs that leads a person to experience problems or dependence).
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Bipolar Wellness Centre > Quality of Life Areas > Home
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Quality of Life Areas. You are navigating: Home. Increased messiness at home can be an early warning sign of a mood episode. Depression may be linked with decreased home maintenance. Hypomania and mania may be linked with disorder and disorganization at home. Set SMART goals (specific, measureable, acceptable, realistic and truthful) for home maintenance. Practice self-compassion in home life. View home 'day in the life' video. View home quality of life webinar. Take home quality of life poll. Finally, t...
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Bipolar Wellness Centre > Quality of Life Areas > Independence
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Quality of Life Areas. You are navigating: Independence. Can be defined as 'freedom from outside control or support'. Usually requires healthy dependencies on others. People with bipolar disorder describe importance of financial independence and independence within families and healthcare system. Foster relationships that provide you with support, without overly inhibiting your independence. Seek supporters who give you autonomy. View independence quality of life webinar. Financial issues included strugg...
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Bipolar Wellness Centre > Quality of Life Areas > Cognition
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Quality of Life Areas. You are navigating: Cognition. Cognitive problems most pronounced in severe mood episodes. A primary symptom of bipolar disorder, not just related to mood symptoms. Impacted by age, medications, substance misuse, sleep problems. Watch for cognitive changes/problems; allow others to help monitor for them. Report changes in cognition to healthcare providers. Consider cognitive rehabilitation strategies if needed. View cognition quality of life webinar. Cognitive problems can be most ...