Therapy & Allied Health for Bipolar Disorder
The allied health and therapy the NDIS funds for Bipolar Disorder, how Capacity Building pays for it, and how to find the right therapists.
Therapy and allied health help many people with Bipolar Disorder build skills, stay independent and take part in daily life. This guide covers which therapies tend to help, how the NDIS funds them, and how to find the right therapists.
Understanding Bipolar Disorder and therapy
Bipolar disorder is a chronic, episodic mood disorder characterised by recurrent episodes of mania (or hypomania in bipolar II) and major depression, separated by periods of remission. Bipolar I disorder involves at…
Which therapies help with Bipolar Disorder
The allied health supports a plan for Bipolar Disorder commonly includes are:
How the NDIS funds therapy
Most therapy sits in your Capacity Building budget, under Improved Daily Living. A few things to know:
Making your therapy budget go further
A few ways to stretch therapy funding for Bipolar Disorder: