Welcome to the website of the Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder (OBAD). To learn more about us, please click here.
This page includes site news posted to the front page. More recent news is at the top, older at the bottom. Older news may be out of date. When in doubt, please confirm meeting times in advance as they are subject to change.
News:
Edmonton Meeting Corrections
Oops! We erroneously posted that the Edmonton Grey Nun's meeting had been moved to Wednesday, when in fact they are still meeting Thursdays. The Youth Bipolar Support Group at the U of A Student Union Building meets Wednesdays. To see our updated list of Alberta meetings, please click here.
News posted on 2009-02-13
New Bipolar Education Group Meetings at the Edmonton Mental Health Clinic Starting March 9, 2009
New meetings have been announced starting March 9 through to May 11, 2009 at the Edmonton Mental Health Clinic. For more information, click here (our complete list of Alberta Bipolar Support Meetings) or contact Janice Burkholder RN, BScN at 780-429-7872.
News posted on 2009-01-31
New Edmonton and Red Deer Support Groups
OBAD is pleased to announce two new Mood Disorders Support Groups, meeting in Edmonton and Red Deer, respectively.
The Edmonton group meets every first and third Tuesday at 7PM, at the Schizophrenia Society Edmonton (#201, 10621 – 100 Avenue, Edmonton AB)
The Red Deer group meets every second Wednesday at 6PM, at Schizophrenia Society Red Deer (4811 48th Avenue, Red Deer AB)
Click here for a listing of these and all other Alberta Meetings. Just a reminder that meeting times are subject to change, please use the contact information provided on the Alberta Meeting page if you have any questions!
News posted on 2008-12-01
Bipolar Education Group Edmonton Meeting Times
Meeting times for the Edmonton Bipolar Education Group which meets at the Edmonton Mental Health Clinic have been announced. Meetings will be held 5:30-7:00 pm through December 15, 2008. For more information, click here.
News posted on 2008-11-25
Lisa Little Answers on Non-Compliance
Panel Psychologist Lisa Little answers on the issues surrounding medical non-compliance and the difficult surrounding issues in our latest Ask an Expert Q & A column. Click here to read more...
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