Understanding Bipolar Disorder: The highs, the lows, and the road to equanimity

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Bipolar disorder often hides behind depression, making diagnosis a challenge. Pauline navigated years of highs and lows before finding stability. Hear how finally receiving an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment can transform lives for people like Pauline. Summary of “This is Bipolar”, Episode 4 of the PSYCHEDUP Podcast.

Silken Laumann on living and thriving with depression

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In episode 1 of the PSYCHEDUP podcast, Canadian four-time Olympic rower and mental health advocate Silken Laumann talks to Dr. Diane McIntosh about her battle with depression. This post a summary of that episode.

PSYCHEDUP PODCAST: Understanding and acting on mental illness

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Dr. McIntosh has a new podcast, PSYCHEDUP, focused on boosting awareness of mental illnesses, including why they occur, who is at greater risk, the power of shared decision-making, and the critical importance of diagnostic accuracy and personalized treatment.

Link Between Early Life Adversity and Adult Illness: Epigenetics

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Epigenetic changes related to loving and nurturing parenting can be passed to children, helping them be loving, nurturing parents. Growing up in abusive, non-nurturing environments can provoke changes to a child’s genome that can be passed to offspring, heightening risk of generational abuse and family chaos. My explanation of epigenetics.

Seven Step Action Plan to Support Employee Mental Health

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Having two or more psychiatric diagnoses at the same time occurs for at least half of those diagnosed with a mental illness. As with other illnesses, it’s important to understand the full picture in order to find the best treatment.

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