bp magazine launches new online features

bp Magazine, a publication for those with bipolar launched in the fall of 2004, has re-launched its complementary website www.bphope.com, offering the bipolar community a new online resource to connect with each other and the opportunity to generate relevant editorial content for future bipolar magazine issues.

bp Magazine’s www.bipolarbuzz.com (bp Buzz blog) launched simultaneously with its new site, features articles and up-to-date information of interest to those living with bipolar disorder. bp Buzz will prove to be one of the most innovative approaches to further connecting the bipolar community—addressing everything from bipolar symptoms to shared issues and concerns that affect family members.

In addition to a new look and feel, the bipolar resources on www.bphope.com include engaging feature articles from bp Magazine. From the summer 2007 edition, readers will enjoy its cover story “The Many Faces and Facets of bp” which examines one of the most complex and misunderstood forms of mental illness. The featured article, “A Delicate Balance” takes a look at how achieving a balance with bipolar disorder is a constant work in progress.

A novel feature, In Your Words, allows readers to submit their own personal stories and comments. On My Mind encourages readers to share full essays about their experiences with bipolar disorder; Sound Off asks readers to contribute to a specific topic proposed for each issue of bp Magazine; and For Myself invites those with bipolar to tell about the big and little things that make each day more balanced and rewarding.

Readers are also encouraged to participate in future issues of bp Magazine by signing up for an interview on a specific topic concerning bipolar disorder on Talk to bp Writers.

Among the information that makes www.bphope.com a more comprehensive resource for the bipolar community are an in-depth history of bipolar depression along with statistics and definitions; book reviews with a link to Amazon.com; and a section devoted to other, outside resources. Individual and bulk subscriptions to bp Magazine are also available online.