Host Morra Aarons-Mele is on a mission to reframe how we think about anxiety and mental health in the workplace. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. We desperately need better models for leadership and a more holistic view of mental health. Our culture tells those of us who suffer from anxiety and depression that we can’t succeed, but we tell a different story — without sugarcoating the tough stuff. We feature stories from people who’ve been there and experts who can help you thrive.
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Host Morra Aarons-Mele is on a mission to reframe how we think about anxiety and mental health in the workplace. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. We desperately need better models for leadership and a more holistic view of mental health. Our culture tells those of us who suffer from anxiety and depression that we can’t succeed, but we tell a different story — without sugarcoating the tough stuff. We feature stories from people who’ve been there and experts who can help you thrive.
Listen in your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1480904163
Understanding Bipolar Disorder With The Scientists Driving Innovation
The Anxious Achiever
56 minutes
1 week ago
Understanding Bipolar Disorder With The Scientists Driving Innovation
Over 40 million Americans have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and many more go undiagnosed. This episode takes a deep dive into what we know (and don’t know) about bipolar I and II, why science has lagged behind, and what a groundbreaking new initiative—BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder—is doing to change that.
Host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with Dr. Mark Frye, psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Dr. Kate Burdick, Distinguished Chair in Psychiatry and the Vice Chair for Research in Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, and neuroscientist and BD² initiative lead Dr. Cara Altimus about the genetics, biology, and lived experience of bipolar disorder, and what it means to truly thrive with a complex mental illness. We discuss promising research directions, including GLP-1s, cognitive trajectories, and precision psychiatry.
Key Quote: "
It’s not enough to reduce the bad. We’re aiming to increase the good—to help people with bipolar disorder live the full lives they want to live." — Dr. Cara Altimus
Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²) is a collaborative initiative building the scientific foundation for better treatments and better lives for people with bipolar disorder. Learn more and get involved at https://www.bipolardiscoveries.org/.
Listeners who live with bipolar disorder can learn more about BD2' and their ongoing study described in this episode by visiting bipolardiscoveries.org or sending an email to info@bipolardiscoveries.org.
The study is taking place in partnership with 11 medical institutions across 44 locations in the U.S. and Canada. The medical institutions are:
Mass General Brigham (Massachusetts)
McLean Hospital (Massachusetts)
Johns Hopkins University (Maryland)
Mayo Clinic (Minnesota and Arizona)
University of California Los Angeles (California)
University of California San Diego (California)
University of Michigan (Michigan)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Texas)
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research (New York)
The University of Texas at Austin (Texas)
University of Cincinnati/Lindner Center of HOPE (Ohio)
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Canada)
Listeners can also sign up for the BD2’ newsletter, Thrive Updates, at bipolardiscoveries.org and learn more by following on LinkedIn, BlueSky, and X at BD2Discoveries.
Timestamps:
05:31 Understanding Bipolar Disorder: Definitions and Types
14:48 The Role of Genetics in Bipolar Disorder
20:57 Research Funding and Its Impact on Bipolar Disorder
26:51 Stigma Surrounding Bipolar Disorder and Its Effects
32:07 Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness
36:51 Thriving with Bipolar Disorder
42:12 The Integrated Network: A New Approach to Bipolar Research
47:39 Shifting Perspective From Symptom Reduction to Thriving
53:46 Understanding the Complexities of Bipolar Disorder
The Anxious Achiever
Host Morra Aarons-Mele is on a mission to reframe how we think about anxiety and mental health in the workplace. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. We desperately need better models for leadership and a more holistic view of mental health. Our culture tells those of us who suffer from anxiety and depression that we can’t succeed, but we tell a different story — without sugarcoating the tough stuff. We feature stories from people who’ve been there and experts who can help you thrive.
Listen in your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1480904163
