CNC Dialogues - Colin Depp & Aldrich Chan: Bipolar Disorder

Dr. Colin Depp is the Director of Research Education and Training at the Clinical and Translational Research Institute at the University of California San Diego. In addition, he is a professor and psychologist at the VA Hospital in UC San Diego. He mentors many students and clinical scientists in multiple training programs. One of his specialties is the development of technologies and strategies to assess, manage and treat Bipolar-Disorder. 0:00 Introduction 01:36 What is BPD? 03:22 Myths 05:54 Evolutionary Perspective 08:33 Diagnostic differentials 13:51 Biology 18:02 Is it degenerative? 21:16 Lifestyle factors 23:45 Genes 25:14 Cognition 28:07 Social cognition 19:44 Creativity 32:41FSIQ 33:50 Males and Females 36:47 Treatment 41:19 Social media and BPD 44:13 Tools and resources 48:03 Suicide prevention 53:15 Concluding remarks