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Harnessing the potential of community-based participatory research approaches in bipolar disorder

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, February 2016
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Harnessing the potential of community-based participatory research approaches in bipolar disorder
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International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, February 2016
DOI 10.1186/s40345-016-0045-5
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Erin E. Michalak, Steven Jones, Fiona Lobban, Guillermo Perez Algorta, Steven J. Barnes, Lesley Berk, Michael Berk, Rachelle Hole, Sara Lapsley, Victoria Maxwell, Roumen Milev, John McManamy, Greg Murray, Mauricio Tohen, Samson Tse, Manuel Sanchez de Carmona, Sheri L. Johnson, The ISBD Taskforce on Community Engagement, CREST.BD

Abstract

Despite the rapid growth in the sophistication of research on bipolar disorder (BD), the field faces challenges in improving quality of life (QoL) and symptom outcomes, adapting treatments for marginalized communities, and disseminating research insights into real-world practice. Community-based participatory research (CBPR)-research that is conducted as a partnership between researchers and community members-has helped address similar gaps in other health conditions. This paper aims to improve awareness of the potential benefits of CBPR in BD research. This paper is a product of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Taskforce on Community Engagement which includes academic researchers, healthcare providers, people with lived experience of BD, and stakeholders from BD community agencies. Illustrative examples of CBPR in action are provided from two established centres that specialize in community engagement in BD research: the Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial issues in BD (CREST.BD) in Canada, and the Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research in the United Kingdom. We describe the philosophy of CBPR and then introduce four core research areas the BD community has prioritized for research: new treatment approaches, more comprehensive outcome assessments, tackling stigma, and enhanced understanding of positive outcomes. We then describe ways in which CBPR is ideal for advancing each of these research areas and provide specific examples of ways that CBPR has already been successfully applied in these areas. We end by noting potential challenges and mitigation strategies in the application of CBPR in BD research. We believe that CBPR approaches have significant potential value for the BD research community. The observations and concerns of people with BD, their family members, and supports clearly represent a rich source of information. CBPR approaches provide a collaborative, equitable, empowering orientation to research that builds on the diversity of strengths amongst community stakeholders. Despite the potential merits of this approach, CBPR is as yet not widely used in the BD research field, representing a missed opportunity.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
Unknown 101 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 17 17%
Researcher 17 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 13%
Student > Bachelor 10 10%
Student > Postgraduate 8 8%
Other 14 14%
Unknown 24 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 25 24%
Medicine and Dentistry 18 17%
Social Sciences 8 8%
Engineering 5 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 4%
Other 14 14%
Unknown 29 28%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 39. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 November 2018.
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#981,889
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Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
#2
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