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TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a better future for Canadians with bipolar disorder
T2 - principles and implementation of a community-based participatory research model
AU - Michalak, Erin Elwood
AU - Lane, Kathleen
AU - Hole, Rachelle
AU - Barnes, Steven J.
AU - Khatri, Nasreen
AU - Lapsley, Sara
AU - Maxwell, Victoria
AU - Milev, Roumen
AU - Parikh, Sagar V.
AU - Berk, Lesley
AU - Berk, Michael
AU - Tse, Samson
AU - Murray, Greg
AU - Perez Algorta, Guillermo
AU - Lobban, Fiona
AU - Jones, Steven
AU - Johnson, Sheri
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial factors in bipolar disorder (CREST.BD) is a multidisciplinary network dedicated to advancing science and practice around psychosocial issues associated with bipolar disorder (BD), improving the care and wellness of people living with bipolar disorder, and strengthening services and supports for these individuals. CREST.BD specializes in community-based participatory research, in which research is conducted as a partnership between researchers and community members. This article describes the evolution of the CREST.BD network and CREST.BD’s commitment to community-based participatory research in bipolar disorder research. Examples of CREST.BD projects using community-based participatory research to study stigma, quality of life, psychosocial interventions, and creativity in bipolar disorder are highlighted, and opportunities and challenges of engaging in community-based participatory research in bipolar disorder specifically and the mental health field more broadly are discussed. This article demonstrates how CBPR can be used to enhance the relevance of research practices and products through community engagement, and how community-based participatory research can enrich knowledge exchange and mobilization.
AB - The Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial factors in bipolar disorder (CREST.BD) is a multidisciplinary network dedicated to advancing science and practice around psychosocial issues associated with bipolar disorder (BD), improving the care and wellness of people living with bipolar disorder, and strengthening services and supports for these individuals. CREST.BD specializes in community-based participatory research, in which research is conducted as a partnership between researchers and community members. This article describes the evolution of the CREST.BD network and CREST.BD’s commitment to community-based participatory research in bipolar disorder research. Examples of CREST.BD projects using community-based participatory research to study stigma, quality of life, psychosocial interventions, and creativity in bipolar disorder are highlighted, and opportunities and challenges of engaging in community-based participatory research in bipolar disorder specifically and the mental health field more broadly are discussed. This article demonstrates how CBPR can be used to enhance the relevance of research practices and products through community engagement, and how community-based participatory research can enrich knowledge exchange and mobilization.
KW - bipolar disorder
KW - community-based participatory research
KW - community engagement
KW - CREST.BD
U2 - 10.15402/esj.v1i1.41
DO - 10.15402/esj.v1i1.41
M3 - Journal article
VL - 1
SP - 132
EP - 147
JO - Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching and Learning
JF - Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching and Learning
SN - 2369-1190
IS - 1
ER -