Bipolar is a severe mental illness characterised by extreme mood swings and changes in energy levels. Someone with bipolar can have long or short periods of stability but can then go ‘low’ (into deep depression) or ‘high’ (experiencing hypomania, mania or psychosis).
Useful resources
| Bipolar UK website | Click here |
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| Bipolar UK St Albans support group | Click here |
| NHS Digital Weight Management Programme poster | Click here |
| Hertfordshire Partnership University help and support | Click here |
| NICE – Managing Bipolar disorder in adults in the longer term | Click here |