Adult Bipolar Disorders: Understanding Your Diagnosis & Getting Help
Bipolar disorders are changes in the brain and nervous system that cause severe mood swings, from the deepest suicidal depression to the most elevated euphoria. Approximately 2 million adults in the US have a bipolar disorder, according to the latest figures from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). Worldwide prevalence hovers around 1 percent. Left untreated, bipolar disorders can plunge a person into absolute hell. Suicide is a possible...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0596500106
ISBN13:9780596500108
Release Date:March 2002
Publisher:Patient Center Guides
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.0" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
outstanding graduate level introduction
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This is the best book on bipolarism that my (bipolar I) wife and i have ever read. It combines readability with many references to academic/medical studies and snippets from interviews of bipolars. The book is informative and detailed as well as compassionate. The anecdotal pieces are not vague musings about being bipolar, but rather personal experience to complement the scientific data of any given topice. The book does not forever dwell on what bipolarism is, but instead quickly details the disease then moves on to how to continue living with the highest possible quality of life when you have the disease. Like any good graduate text, it starts with the most basic information and quickly helps the reader up the learning curve of the topic to discuss the most advanced and recent research on how to deal with the illness. This book is outstanding.
Excellent book for taking control of mood swings!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I bought this expecting some kind of basic book on bipolar but it is so much more. The mood charts & advice on medicines and natural health are something I should have had years ago. Left me asking why I had to buy a book to find out these things, and thinking about buying another copy for my doctor.
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