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Title: The Bipolar Survival Guide
What You and Your Family Need to Know
Price: £15.00
ISBN Number: 1 57230 525 8
Price: £15.00 (Paperback), 322 Pages
Author: David J. Miklowitz
About the Author:
David J. Miklowitz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he has been a faculty member since 1989. He is coauthor of the award-winning professional resource Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach. His research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the MacArthur Foundation.
Details:
Thanks to sharper diagnosis and better medicine, the future is brighter for people with bipolar disorder than in past generations. But if you or someone you love is struggling with the frantic high and crushing lows of this illness, there are still many hurdles to surmount at home, at work, and in daily life.
The book delivers answers to following questions:
How can you distinguish between early warning signs of bipolar mood swings and normal ups and downs? What medications are available, and what are their side effects? What should you do when you find yourself escalating into mania or descending into depression? How can you get the help and support you need from family members and friends? How can you tell your coworkers about your illness without endangering your career?
Filled with information and practical advice this comprehensive guide offers straight talk that can help you tackle these and related questions, take charge of your illness, and reclaim your life. A leading researcher and clinical specialist who knows what works, Dr Davis J. Miklowitz supplies proven tools to help you achieve balance - and free yourself from the emotional and financial havoc that result when symptoms rule your life - without sacrificing your right to rich and varied emotional experiences.
Comments:
"A practical, straightforward book that will be a great help to those who have bipolar illness, as well as their families."
Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, author of An Unquiet Mind
"Dr Miklowitz's pioneering research has proven that education about bipolar disorder and its treatment can actually affect the course of the illness, even though it stems from biological causes. This authoritative, eminently readable book provides just the right tools for patients and families seeking to lessen the impact of this disorder on their lives."
Frederick K. Goodwin, MD, coauthor of Manic-Depressive Illness
"Dr Miklowitz's book is both impressive and very humane. This book should be required reading for people with the disorder, their family members, and the physicians and therapist who treat them."
Demitri F. Papolos, MD, and Janice Papolos, authors of The Bipolar Child
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