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Course 1: What is bipolar disorder?

An overview of the characteristics, symptoms, causes, and types of bipolar disorders, and co-occurring illnesses.
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Define bipolar disorder and how it is different from other illnesses with similar symptoms (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder).
​​Identify the key features of mania, hypomania, and depression in bipolar disorder.
Identify the different types of bipolar disorders and their key signs and symptoms.
Define the causes and possible triggers of bipolar disorder.
Identify co-occurring illnesses related to bipolar disorder which are commonly misdiagnosed.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in the English language, otherwise, no additional requirements or prerequisites needed. This course starts from the very basics of what bipolar disorder is. You can start from the beginning or skip past what you already know.

Description

In this course you learn about the definition of bipolar disorder, such as mood swings, episodes, triggers, relapse, onset; signs and symptoms; the differences between schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder; causes and types; related disorders that can lead to a misdiagnosis, the neuroscience, and the positive aspects of the illness.

In this course you will learn to define bipolar disorder and how it is different from other illnesses with similar symptoms (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder). ​​Identify the key features of mania, hypomania, and depression in bipolar disorder. Identify the different types of bipolar disorders and their key signs and symptoms. Define the causes and possible triggers of bipolar disorder. Identify co-occurring illnesses related to bipolar disorder which are commonly misdiagnosed.

This course has been developed by Bipolar Australia. Bipolar Australia is a national not-for-profit organisation representing everyone affected by bipolar disorder, including people with the condition, carers, friends and professionals who help them all. Our organisation was founded in 2014 with the intention of becoming the national peak non-government organisation for bipolar disorder.

For this course you will require proficiency in the English language, otherwise, no additional requirements or prerequisites needed. This course starts from the very basics of what bipolar disorder is. You can start from the beginning or skip past what you already know.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is designed to support people living with bipolar disorder, carers, friends, family, health care professionals, students, and anyone else that is interested to learn more.

Instructor

Recovering together
Bipolar Australia
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  • 35 Reviews
  • 837 Students
  • 1 Course

Bipolar Australia is a national not-for-profit organisation representing everyone affected by bipolar disorder, including people with the condition, carers, friends and professionals who help them all. Our organisation was founded in 2014 with the intention of becoming the national peak non-government organisation for bipolar disorder.


Over the past few years, Bipolar Australia has worked with our partners and supporters to deliver new resources which are being used across Australia to help people with bipolar, including booklets, support groups, and our signature “Blow Bubbles for Bipolar” initiative, which takes place every World Bipolar Day. We have also developed a fully costed Recovery Model of Care, which aims to decrease the severity of the condition for thousands of Australians, and save over $1 billion in taxpayer expenditure

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