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Minisode: Mental health and dementia research

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Dave shares how he cycled 50 miles daily during manic phases before crashing into 8-year depressions without knowing it was bipolar.
This minisode features Dave, a research champion with bipolar disorder, sharing his 38-year journey to diagnosis and how it led him to participate in the UK MINDS study. Holly explains this large-scale research project aiming to recruit 100,000 people to study genetic and environmental factors in mental health conditions and dementia.

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A measured look at how lived experience feeds mental health research.

An NCMH research update settles into a careful discussion of diagnosis, lived experience, and why participation matters. Catherine Hopkins sets out the centre's work across Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea University, while Dave's account of becoming ill at 18 gives the subject a…

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A sensible walk through NCMH's new project, with Dave's lived experience doing the heavy lifting.

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