Call for better treatment of bipolar disorder

26 May 2015 - 17:06
By Farren Collins

More than a million South Africans have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder – and another million have it but don’t realise it. The SA Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) will use today‚ National Bipolar Awareness Day‚ to launch a month-long series of nationwide talks to educate people on the disease – which is the sixth biggest cause of disability in the world.

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