Mania & Bipolar Disorder | Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona |

Psychiatrist Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona (Anahuac University, Mexico City), and mental health educator Victoria Maxwell discuss and answer your questions on mania and bipolar disorder, drawing from their lived and clinical experiences. Hosted by Dr. Emma Morton.
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Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona is a member of the ISBD Board of Directors and works as an associate professor of Clinical Psychiatry for the Anahuac University in Mexico City, Mexico. He began his involvement with ISBD in 2008 as the founder of the ISBD Mexican Chapter and since then in key leadership roles: first as ISBD Secretary Treasurer and then as ISBD President, serving for two consecutive terms from March 2014 to December 2017. He was able to actively promote the Society and generate local chapters in several countries of Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He is passionate about providing education on bipolar disorders and using the Society as a game-changer in public mental health services. Since World Bipolar Day’s inception, he has been involved in its global promotion and making connections with experts with the lived experience to generate community awareness and fight stigma. Dr. Sanchez de Carmona has more than 25 years of clinical experience treating mood disorders and is interested in diagnosis, early detection, and providing quality of life to patients.
Since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, psychosis, and anxiety, Victoria Maxwell has become one of North America’s top speakers and educators on the lived experience of mental illness and recovery, dismantling stigma and returning to work after a psychiatric disorder. As a performer, her funny, powerful messages about mental wellness create lasting change in individuals and organizations. By sharing her story of mental illness and recovery she makes the uncomfortable comfortable, the confusing understandable. The Mental Health Commission of Canada named her keynote That’s Just Crazy Talk as one of the top anti-stigma interventions in the country.

[@melodywilliams9124]

Great talk! I had to learn the hard way that exercise will not contain mania, I was convinced for years that if I ran 4 miles every single day I could keep my brain in check and if I walked 9 miles a day when I'm blah I would chase away the depression. Invariably, the psychiatrist asks, "How long have you been running?". 😂 After a nearly constant 5 month bombardment of manic symptoms, with 2 crashes and a 9 day stretch of a normal brain but constant irritability, I fully embraced lithium and I have never been so stable for so long. Who would have thought I was a consistent and disciplined human being. Being mindful of my diet, consistent exercise, lithium and living a very structured/rhythmic life is life changing. Wish I would have stopped fighting against my meds years ago.

[@theBipolarVegan]

Great video, as per usual...
I can completely relate to the inappropriate behaviour, especially over the past few years, hopefully those who know me, can understand a lot of what I've done was sometimes out with my immediate control.
I'm not excusing this behaviour, but letting people know that it's been a difficult journey 😸✌️❤️

[@nathanrichards9846]

I'm totally sold on this channel I've lived with bipolar 1 for 20+ years....so much said is so true for me....learning and reaffirming....great stuff,I'm hooked

[@CRESTBD]

Thank you ❤️

[@kathyt416]

The doctor's suggestion of having two phones is a great idea. A dummy phone that does not connect to the internet would be the best, would cut down on all the late night random texts.

[@cybercab]

Meds are not “perfectly effective” ever. I like the optimism but anyone who has any experience in this knows this rings hollow.