A web-based self-management intervention for Bipolar Disorder ‘Living with Bipolar’: A feasibility randomised controlled trial

Associations between circadian rhythm instability, appraisal style and mood in bipolar disorder

“…We therefore we relied on participants self-reporting the presence or absence of a formal diagnosis by a health professional. With regard to establishing a bipolar disorder diagnosis, self-report data was considered alongside scores on the MDQ which has been shown to demonstrate comparable utility with diagnostic interview criteria (Miller et al, 2004;Todd et al, 2014). However, concerns have been raised regarding the sensitivity of the MDQ when used within general population samples (Zimmerman and Galione, 2011).…”

Efficacy of ‘Five Ways to Well-being Program’ in Promotion of Mental Wellbeing for Persons Admitted to Acute Psychiatric Service

“…Resilience is the capacity of people to confront and cope with life's challenges; to maintain their wellbeing in face of adversity; as well as building social capital [20]. There are growing evidence that Recovery of Mental Illness is strongly associated with better functioning, better mental health quality, higher wellbeing and personal growth in Bipolar Disorder [21,22] and in Major Depression [23]. Promotion of recovery approach in psychiatric service in local hospitals has been flourishing since this century started.…”

Feasibility and acceptability of web-based enhanced relapse prevention for bipolar disorder (ERPonline): Trial protocol

“…The conservative estimate of attrition was based on a wide range of retention rates across previous trials of web-based interventions for BD, including 17% attrition for Living With Bipolar [24], 26% attrition for Beating Bipolar [25], and 46% attrition from randomisation for BEP [26]. This sample size is sufficient for the aims of the study including assessing feasibility of recruitment and retention strategies, and acceptability.…”

“…Questions relating to work (including voluntary) and education are only answered if applicable. This will be used to estimate impact of ERPonline on quality of life and has been shown to be sensitive to change in previous studies of interventions for BD [24].…”