digital resources Webinars bipolar symptoms hypersexual behaviour Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 1 In this first webinar, Dr Clare Dolman explores hypersexual behaviour. Many people with bipolar have to cope with this common symptom when they're experiencing hypomania or mania. Clare is loined by Anne Chataigné, who's made a film about her experiences. They discuss the link between hypersexual behaviour and bipolar, the emotions it can trigger and its longer term consequences. Episode 2 This second webinar explores some of the repercussions of hypersexual behaviour and ways for women to begin to let go of any unresolved self-blame Funded by Hypatia Foundation as part of our women and bipolar seriesIn collaboration with East Kent Rape Crisis Centre and the National Centre for Mental Health About the speakers Dr Clare Dolman Clare Dolman is a journalist and researcher whose PhD focused on women with bipolar disorder’s decision-making regarding pregnancy and childbirth. She is a Patient and Public Involvement Lead for the NIHR-funded ESMI project on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of perinatal mental health services, based part-time at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. She also lectures on the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ training courses on service user perspectives. Clare, who has a diagnosis of bipolar, is a trustee of the MMHA: Maternal Mental Health Alliance and of the charity APP - Action on Postpartum Psychosis, as well as an ambassador for Bipolar UK. Anne Chataigné Anne Chataigné co-wrote the BFI Doc Society-funded short documentary film ‘Trust Me’, of which she is the protagonist. Blending animation and live-action recreations, she uses humour and compassion to reclaim the story of her bipolar diagnosis in her early 20s and uses the film to challenge everyday stigma and pave her journey towards self-acceptance. Anne has lived in London for the last 13 years. When she is not making documentaries with her friends, she works as an urbanist, adapting the UK to flood risk. Professor Arianna Di Florio Arianna Di Florio is a professor of psychiatry at Cardiff University and honorary consultant psychiatrist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. She is currently leading the Reproductive Mental Health clinical research programme, which includes a second opinion clinic dedicated to reproductive mental health. Arianna’s research focuses on severe psychiatric disorders in relation to reproductive life events, such as mensuration, perimenopause, and hormone therapy. Arianna’s research is currently recruiting through the National Centre for Mental Health. Daisy Harvey Daisy is a final year PhD student based at the Spectrum Centre for Mental Health at Lancaster University. Her research uses computational linguistic methods to look at how risk-taking behaviours are talked about by people living with a diagnosis of bipolar, with a specific interest in hypersexuality. Zoe Bell As Director at East Kent Rape Crisis Centre, Zoe frequently speaks at international, national and regional conferences. She has worked for the charity for just over ten years, initially as a volunteer and then taking on a paid role. She is an accredited ISVA (independent sexual violence advisor), and managed the service before taking up her current role. Zoe is also a qualified trauma-informed integrative counsellor who specialises in working with survivors of sexual abuse. She has worked with many children and young people across her career, including with ‘looked after’ children. She also runs a small private practice. Last updated: 30 April 2024 Manage Cookie Preferences