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We welcomed Nick Bell to our group who spoke about the Edinburgh Crisis Centre: 24/7 support for mental health distress in Edinburgh.

Every year we ask our community how useful they thought our activities were and what they would like to see happen in the following year.

Our members give tips on what helps and what is a problem for getting good sleep when living with bipolar.

20% of us with bipolar have ADHD and 20% of people with ADHD also have bipolar. Missed diagnoses are common and order of treatment important

Disrupted sleep such as jetlag can really aggravate bipolar, and changes in our moods can affect our sleep in so many ways. A vicious cycle.

A fascinating Zoom presentation to the Lothian Bipolar Group by world-leading author Julie A. Fast. Julie is a world leading mental...

The risks of overspending and making rash purchase decisions are very high when we are manic and hypomanic through bipolar.

Advocard's benefits guru, Arlene Astley gave us a run-through of the changes to benefits that are occurring and the free help available.

Bipolar affects every relationship we have with someone at some point in our lives. We list some of the discussion points that come up.

CARDS from Rowan Alba is a volunteer befriending service. We heard from volunteers Michaela and Catherine talk about Alcohol Use Disorder.

The Helios BD study aims to deepen our understanding of disrupted circadian rhythms with bipolar and how Lithium might reduce sensitivity.

The IHTT is a 24/7 service which provides intensive, short-term, home-based care for people experiencing a crisis due to mental illness.

Bipolar Edinburgh art commission winner Erical McCracken unveiled her work at the Lothian Bipolar Group meeting

Thanks very much to everyone who joined us at the June meeting whether in person or via Zoom. Apologies for the particularly bad sound...

We had another great turn out at the April meeting and thanks very much to everyone who came along. A warm welcome to people attending...

We had a great time at the March meeting when we had the highest attendance figures since moving to hybrid meetings. Thanks to everyone...