Personal accounts

• Books
• Stories
• Poetry
• Feature articles
• Websites
• Songs

Books

• 'Mastering Bipolar Disorder' Allen & Unwin (edited by Kerrie Eyers and Gordon Parker). Personal stories from sufferers of bipolar disorder reveal what it's like on the inside.
• 'Journeys with the Black Dog ' (edited by Tessa Wigney, Kerrie Eyers, and Gordon Parker) People share their stories on depression, including first symptoms, diagnosis and the many ways of taking control. Read the reviews [PDF, KB]
• 'Evening at Murunna Point' (by Ian McFarlane) - a collection of beautifully written stories, essays and poems on depression, by a writer with first-hand experience of the illness.
• 'The Bi-Polar Express' (by Ela Simon and Natasha Simon). Ride the life and death roller-coaster of mania and depression with mother and daughter. Visit the website
  
  

Stories

• Bipolar - A fool's dream - Wendy [Flashpaper]
• Depression - The Black Cloak Lifted - Bill [Flashpaper]
• How I coped with my wife's postnatal depression - [Flashpaper]
• I Had A Black Dog - An illustrated book by Matthew Johnstone
• Manic Me: Reflections of a Bipolar Queen - Lisa [Flashpaper]
• Moments of Mayhem in the Mind of a Manic Madman - Young man, aged 22 [Flashpaper]
• My Experience of Bipolar Disorder - Glenn [Flashpaper]
• No Get Well Cards - Bill [Flashpaper]
• On Living with Bipolar Disorder - Tony [Flashpaper]
• Untitled - Jess [Flashpaper]
• You Can Run, but Hiding is Hard... - Nita [Flashpaper]
  

Poetry

• Black Dog - David Jaundrell [Flashpaper]
• Black Dog - Clare Sheahan [Flashpaper]
• Black Dog - by Ron West for Phlicker [Flashpaper]
• Black Dog (Depression) - Jonathon [Flashpaper]
• Bi-polar - by John Bradbury [Flashpaper]
• Depression - by John Bradbury [Flashpaper]
• DEPRESSION - by Sandra Johnston [Flashpaper]
• Depression Obsession - by Nathan Lea [Flashpaper]
• Full cycle - Kristene Smith [Flashpaper]
• Lament - by Cathy [Flashpaper]
• My switch - Kristene Smith [Flashpaper]
• Running Out - Mark Robinson [Flashpaper]
• That Bloody Black Dog - Ralph [Flashpaper]
• Warning Signs - by Peter Langston [Flashpaper]
• What's to be done - Kristene Smith [Flashpaper]
• When all is lost - Maree Cowan [Flashpaper]

Feature articles

• An Interview with Craig Hamilton - Josh Callinan, University of Newcastle [PDF, 32KB]
• 'Sink or Swim' - John Konrad's story - The Good Weekend [PDF, 60KB]

Websites

• 'The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive' - Stephen Fry's two-part documentary on bipolar disorder was shown as part of Comic Relief's campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues . The BBC's website has dedicated a section to the topic.
• Bipolar Poetry - this site is for anyone who would like to gain insight into the emotional world of the Bipolar poet.
• Healthtalkonline - an award-winning charity website, lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. You can watch or listen to videos of the interviews, read about people's experiences.
• The Polar Lounge - a beautiful and creative website for those living with bipolar disorder and depression.
• paulpizzolo.org - This site was developed on behalf of Joseph Pizzolo so as to enable him to share his son Pauls' poetry, reach out to others and to promote awareness about the issues of suicide & bipolar disorder.
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance - Stories - The DBSA provides real stories from real sufferers of depression talking about their conditions.

Songs

• 'Black Dog' (5 min 56 sec)- by Mick Wilson [N.B. This Adobe presentation is best viewed using a broadband internet connection. If you use a dial-up connection you will experience substantial delays while the presentation loads.]
  Visit Mick's website