Manic Depression Fellowship
Encyclopedia
The Manic Depression Fellowship (MDF), often called The BiPolar Organisation is a British
charity
which works to help people with bipolar disorder
(formerly known as manic depression) take control of their lives. It has around 150 self-help groups across the UK, with around 5,000 members. Consultative work includes advising the BBC on the storyline of EastEnders
where Stacey Branning developed bipolar disorder in 2008-09.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
which works to help people with bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...
(formerly known as manic depression) take control of their lives. It has around 150 self-help groups across the UK, with around 5,000 members. Consultative work includes advising the BBC on the storyline of EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
where Stacey Branning developed bipolar disorder in 2008-09.