Bipolar disorder
Subtitle: a guide for patients and families
By: Francis Mark Mondimore.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Manic-depressive illness -- Popular works.; Affective disorders -- Popular works.; Bipolar Disorder -- Popular Works.; Bipolar Disorder -- therapy -- Popular Works.
Genres: Popular works.; Popular Works.
Description: A guide to the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and causes of the psychiatric illness known as bipolar disorder, discussing the pros and cons of various treatments, describing what it is like to live with the disease, and looking at how lifestyle changes can improve the quality of life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Normal and abnormal mood; title: The diagnosis of bipolar disorder; title: A summary of the diagnostic categories of bipolar disorder in DSM IV; title: The mood disease; title: The brain: neurons, neurotransmitters, and more; title: Mood-stabilizing medications; title: Antidepressant medications; title: Antipsychotic medications; title: Other medications, hormones, and an herb; title: Electroconvulsive therapy; title: Counseling and psychotherapy; title: Treatment approaches in bipolar disorder; title: Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents; title: Women with bipolar disorder: special considerations; title: Alcoholism and drug abuse; title: Seasonal affective disorder and chronology; title: The genetics of bipolar disorder; title: Bipolar biology; title: Bipolar disorder and creativity; title: Living with bipolar disorder; title: Planning for emergencies; title: The role of family; title: Looking ahead.