Links
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Family, friends and partners
Bipolar Significant Others
- www.bpso.org
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This site is there to support friends, family and partners of people with bipolar disorder.
Support
Black Dog Institute
- http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
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Good area on bipolar disorder for pregnant and postnatal women.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- www.dbsalliance.org
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This site has a good facility for finding your nearest local support group in the USA.
Harbor of Refuge
- www.harbor-of-refuge.org
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Online support for people with bipolar disorder.
Lithium Club
- www.lithiumclub.org.uk
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Support group with events in the UK.
MDF: The BiPolar Organisation
- http://www.mdf.org.uk
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If you're in the UK, this is a good support site for you. Useful bits are: How a doctor will diagnose you; What you can expect from the NHS; and Self-management courses.
Organisation for Bipolar Affective Disorders Society
- http://www.obad.ca
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OBAD has produced a book about managing bipolar disorder, which you can download for free or have sent to you.
Pendulum Resources
- http://www.pendulum.org
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There are a great deal of useful things on this site, including writings by people with bipolar disorder.
Winds of Change
- www.windsofchange.org
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Online bipolar disorder support group.
Young people
Bipolar Child
- http://www.bipolarchild.com
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About a book that has been written for the parents and guardians of children with bipolar disorder.
Bipolar Disorders Center
- http://www.patientcenters.com
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Created (in the US) for parents of children with bipolar disorder, or for teenagers with bipolar disorder.
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
- http://www.bpkids.org
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The site is for adults who know children with bipolar, or for teenagers. It's not aimed at young children themselves. There's plenty of useful information about what to expect when a child or adolescent has bipolar and how to help them.
