Author: Jim Phelps
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: bipolar, soft, disorder, downs, ups, recognizing, managing, depressed
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2006-03-06
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0071462376
ISBN-13: 9780071462372

Tried everything but still not feeling better? If your depression keeps coming back or is even getting worse, then you may be suffering from bipolar II or “soft” bipolar disorder. Commonly misdiagnosed, these mood disorders are characterized by recurring bouts of depression along with anxiety, irritability, mood swings, sleep problems, or intrusive thoughts. Why Am I Still Depressed? shows you how to identify if you have a nonmanic form of bipolar disorder and how to work with your doctor to safely and effectively treat it. Author James R. Phelps, M.D., gives you the lates

Authors:Elizabeth Brondolo, Xavier Amador,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: bipolar, day, disorder, living, guide, cycle
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-12-20
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0071481532
ISBN-13: 9780071481533

Take control of your symptoms--and take charge of your life If you’re dealing with bipolar disorder, you already know that it’s more than a cycle of “ups” and “downs.” You may also have difficulty with depression and irritability, as well as problems with weight gain, memory, and fatigue. Dealing with these day-to-day problems can sometimes seem like too much to bear. Drawing on the latest research in bipolar disorder, stress, and health, this step-by-step guide offers a complete selection of livable, workable solutions to manage bipolar disorder and helps you: Identi

Author: Tom Wootto
Publisher: Bipolar Advantage Publisher
Keywords: advantage, bipolar
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2005-10-25
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0977442306
ISBN-13: 9780977442300

The Bipolar Advantage is a revelation. It is one man’s journey through the darkness and light of the bipolar condition to a place of spiritual joy, functionality and excellence that holds lessons for everyone with a diagnosis of bipolar. Raw, honest and brazen, The Bipolar Advantage draws its examples from the real-life experiences of its author, other people with a bipolar diagnosis and those who have relationships with bipolar people. Pulling no punches, Tom Wootton paints a realistic picture of the bipolar condition in its many faces, then gently guides the reader through the steps n

Author: Deborah Theisen
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC
Keywords: bubbles, bipolar
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2008-09-16
List price: $12.99
ISBN-10: 1598587234
ISBN-13: 9781598587234

“This book provides an easy to understand introduction to bipolar disorder for those whose lives intersect with young children who have the diagnosis. The words and illustrations are warm and positive in tone, and will help pave the way for communication between children with bipolar disorder, their friends, family and loved ones.” Mary A. Fristad, PhD, ABPP Professor, Psychiatry & Psychology Director, Research & Psychological Services Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry The Ohio State University “Bipolar Bubbles is a child-friendly book written in sim

Author: Marya Hornbacher
Publisher: Mariner Books
Keywords: life, bipolar, madness
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0547237804
ISBN-13: 9780547237800

Author: Marya Hornbacher
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: life, bipolar, madness
Number of Pages: 299
Published: 2008-04-09
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0618754458
ISBN-13: 9780618754458

An astonishing dispatch from inside the belly of bipolar disorder, reflecting major new insightsWhen Marya Hornbacher published her first book, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, she did not yet have the piece of shattering knowledge that would finally make sense of the chaos of her life. At age twenty-four, Hornbacher was diagnosed with Type I rapid-cycle bipolar, the most severe form of bipolar disorder.In Madness, in her trademark wry and utterly self-revealing voice, Hornbacher tells her new story. Through scenes of astonishing visceral and emotional power, she takes us inside her o

Author: Shane Feldman
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Keywords: memoir, bipolar, burn
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2006-07-06
List price: $19.50
ISBN-10: 141202188X
ISBN-13: 9781412021883

This memoir isn’t only the first book documenting the manic thought process and recovery in real-time, but it is also filled with a college-aged person’s brilliant social commentary and satire.