Surviving manic depression : a manual on bipolar disorder for patients, families, and providers
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Surviving manic depression : a manual on bipolar disorder for patients, families, and providers
Basic Books, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
From E. Fuller Torrey, M. D. , the author of the best-selling Surviving Schizophrenia (more than 250,000 sold), and Michael B. Knable, D. O. , the first truly comprehensive, up-to-the-minute guide to manic-depressive illness. . Surviving Manic Depression is the most authoritative book on this disorder, which affects more than two million people in the US alone. Based on the latest research, it provides detailed coverage of every aspect of manic depression-from understanding its causes and treatments to choosing doctors and managing relapses-with guidance drawn from the latest scientific information. Drs. Torrey and Knable provide thorough, up-to-date coverage of all aspects of the disease, including a detailed description of symptoms (with many direct descriptions from patients themselves), risk factors, onset and cause, medications (including drugs still in the testing stage), psychotherapy, and rehabilitation, as well as information about how the disease affects children and adolescents. Here too are discussions of special problems related to manic depression, including alcohol and drug abuse, violent behavior, medication noncompliance, suicide, sex, AIDS, and confidentiality.
Surviving Manic Depression also includes special features such as a listing of selected websites, books, videotapes, and other resources.
Table of Contents
* Preface: Manic Depression or Bipolar? * Dimensions of Manic-Depressive Illness * The Inner World: Mania and Depression from the Inside * The Outer Worlds: Manic-Depressive Illness Defined * Conditions Sometimes Confused with Manic-Depressive Illness * Risk Factors * Onset, Course, and Outcome * Causes * Medications * Non-medication Aspects of Treatment * Manic-Depressive Illness in Children and Adolescents * Ten Special Problems * Manic-Depressive Illness and Creativity * Commonly asked Questions * Issues for Advocates * Appendix A: Review of Books * Appendix B: Selected Websites * Appendix C: Review of Videotapes by Ms. Katie Petray * Appendix D: Useful Resources on Manic-Depressive Illness
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