The bipolar handbook
Subtitle: real-life questions with up-to-date answers
By: Wes Burgess.
Publisher: Avery
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Manic-depressive illness -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Manic-depressive illness -- Miscellanea
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Miscellanea.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Cycling in bipolar disorder -- Time course -- Causes of bipolar disorder -- Bipolar mania -- Bipolar depression -- Bipolar types I, II, and III -- Mixed-state bipolar disorder -- Getting the right diagnosis -- Misdiagnosis -- Bipolar disorder in our culture -- Stress drives bipolar disorder -- Stress reduction and relaxation techniques -- Sleepers, awake! Sleep and bipolar disorder -- How to get a good night's sleep -- Sleeping pills and alcohol -- Nutrition and weight loss -- Vitamins, herbs, and supplements -- Exercise -- Caffeine, alcohol, drugs, and tobacco -- Health fads -- How to stop smoking painlessly -- Six steps for reducing bipolar symptoms -- Mood stabilizers. Carbamazepine (Equetro, Tegretol, Carbatrol, and other brands), Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), Valproate and Valproic Acid (Depakote and Depakene), Lithium Salt (Eskalith, Lithobid, and other brands), Lamotrigine (Lamictal), Topiramate (Topamax), Gabapentin (Neurontin), Tiagabine (Gabitril), and Levetiracetam (Keppra) -- Atypical antipsychotics. Olanzapine (Zyprexa), Ziprasidone (Geodon), Quetiapine (Seroquel), Clozapine (Clozaril), Risperidone (Risperdal), and Aripiprazole (Abilify) -- Antianxiety medications. Alprazolam (Xanax), Lorazepam (Ativan), Clonazepom (Klonopin), Diazepam (Valium) -- Seldom used medications that can help bipolar disorder. Clonidine (Catapres), MAO inhibitors: Tranylcypromine (Parnate) and Phenelzine (Nardil), Liothyronine (Cytomel), Thyroxin (Synthroid), Verapamil (Isoptin), Diltiazem (Cardizem), and Nifedipine (Adalat) -- New medications for bipolar disorder. Antalarmin, Mifepristone (Mifeprex), Memantine (Namenda), Riluzole (Rilutek), Pregabalin (Lyrica), Aprepitant (Emend), and Modafinil -- Treatments for bipolar disorder that do not use medications -- Medications that can make bipolar disorder worse -- The dramatic effect of seizures on depression -- How to find the right doctor -- Psychotherapy. Types of psychotherapy -- Understanding the differences between types of therapists -- The benefits of psychotherapy for bipolar disorder -- Why bipolar disorder cannot be treated with psychotherapy alone -- Choosing a therapist -- The four stages of bipolar recovery -- Understanding your strengths and weaknesses -- Defining career success -- Seven questions to ask yourself when choosing a career -- Interviewing and getting a job -- Decrease your stress at the workplace -- Dealing with supervisors and coworkers -- Boundary issues in the workplace -- Work attitudes and vulnerabilities -- Disability -- Five major causes of disability in bipolar disorder -- A seven-step plan for success in the workplace -- Making conversation -- Learn to make small talk : a three-step method -- Socializing -- Love relationships -- Sex -- Anger and jealousy -- Fantasies and obsessions -- Social boundaries in relationships -- Finding the right partner -- Starting new relationships -- Don't get hurt by other people -- A bipolar golden rule : help other people keep from hurting you -- Now that I’m myself again -- Seven rules for safe bipolar dating -- Bipolar premenstrual syndrome -- Pregnancy -- Women's sexual issues -- Hormone supplementation -- Bipolar women in abusive relationships -- Spouses, partners, and friends -- Warning signs -- Psychosis -- Hospitalization -- Attitudes that make it difficult to recover from bipolar disorder -- What to do when nothing is working -- Using the internet to fight bipolar disorder -- Online internet forums : bipolar news and chat groups -- Organizations and the services they provide -- U.s. government health and information services -- Privately owned bipolar websites -- Professional books on bipolar disorder and medical science -- Psychobiological and philosophical books -- Bipolar and health books for the general reader. Appendix A : the official DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for mania and atypical depression -- Appendix B : the National Institute of Mental Health list of the symptoms of mania, combined bipolar and unipolar depression, and psychosis.