bp (bipolar) Magazine celebrates its 10th Anniversary & salutes World Bipolar Day

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- bp Magazine for bipolar www.bphope.com and the annual observance of World Bipolar Day on March 30—the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh—challenges stigma and raises awareness about bipolar disorder, a brain-based illness that affects roughly 5.7 million adults in the United States alone.

bp Magazine for bipolar is a glossy mental health consumer publication that celebrates its 10th anniversary with its Winter 2015 issue featuring celebrity pioneers who discuss living in recovery from bipolar disorder:

• Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher http://www.bphope.com/our-leading-lady-carrie-fisher/
• British entertainer Stephen Fry
• Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy
• Influential scientist and author Kay Redfield Jamison
• Other features in the anniversary issue include:
•  Recent discoveries and promising trends on research on bipolar disorder
• The status of stigma as the battle continues to bring bipolar disorder out of the shadows a decade after bp Magazine debuted.

Published four times a year, bp Magazine for bipolar is filled with information and inspiration. Every issue offers first-person success stories, columns by people with lived experience, and articles on building a healthy lifestyle that address topics like stress reduction, exercise and sleep, treatments, relationships, and employment issues.

Says publisher JoAnne Doan,"bp Magazine and its online companion create a sense of community among its readers, helping those who live with bipolar realize that they are not alone, that others understand their journey, and that proper diagnosis, treatment and support are the keys to achieving wellness." 

As one reader acknowledged: "bp Magazine helped me come into acceptance of my illness. It helped me to realize that I was not alone and there was support out there. I am no longer ashamed."

bp Magazine is distributed to doctor's offices and consumer mental health organizations nationwide, with a rate base of 50,000. One and two-year print and digital subscriptions are available online. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpMagazine

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SOURCE bp Magazine