Ah yes! It’s always a goal to answer my blog posts- and today it happened! Check the list of the latest blog comments on the right and you will find my answers under each comment. I wish that I could answer all of my blog and social media comments. It’s not always possible, but I do read each one and am very thankful for all of the support- and am always fine if you don’t agree with my opinions. It’s the spice of life! Julie
I hope your recovery is going to plan after your back operation Julie.
Godspeed your recovery for you.
Maureen.
Hello,
I am a graduate student in Clinical Psychology at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, and I am beginning my research for my master’s thesis, which is an evaluation of successful marriages/domestic partnerships (defined as those that have lasted at least 10 years) of people both with and without Bipolar Disorder and Levels of Expressed Emotion. The point of the study is to take a first step in discovering what qualities long-lasting relationships of those with bipolar disorder have, so that eventually those qualities and skills might be communicated to couples who are newly facing this diagnosis.
In order to recruit sufficient participants for a meaningful study, I am looking for bipolar-related blogs and websites and marriage/partnership-related blogs and websites upon which I could post a link to a survey that is designed to measure both Expressed Emotion and marital satisfaction. My research design is complete and has been passed by the Institutional Review Board and I would be happy to submit my entire design and survey to you for your approval.
Hello Valerie, I will be in touch. Julie