Bipolar, not so much
Subtitle: understanding your mood swings and depression
By: Chris Aiken, MD, and James Phelps, MD
Contributors: Phelps, James, 1953- author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780393711745
Subjects: Manic-depressive illness; Treatment; Diagnosis
Description: "Approaching depression as a complex disorder with many different facets rather than all-or-nothing,"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: What type of depression do you have?; title: Understanding the mood spectrum; title: The down side: depression; title: The up side: from hypomania to mania, and everything in-between; title: The mixed-up side: when mania and depression collide; title: A little bipolar? How much?; title: About your diagnosis; title: Is it all in the genes?; title: The living side: finding normal; title: Part two: A healing lifestyle; title: Daily rhythms; title: Light and dark; title: Managing insomnia; title: Getting active; title: Exercise? How about just walking; title: Diet; title: Managing substances; title: Coming soon: bipolar and technology; title: Part three: Treatment; title: The right stuff: how to find good care; title: Medications: our top choices; title: Mood-lifting stabilizers: the full details; title: Antidepressants and other mood destabilizers; title: Medications for breakthrough episodes; title: Anxiety, concentration, and sleep: the other poles of bipolar; title: Natural healers; title: Knowing when to stop medications; title: Live long and minimize side effects; title: Beyond medication: electricity, magnets, and depression; title: Good therapy; title: Part four: reclaiming your life; title: Relationships; title: Work and school; title: For friends and family.