Available:*
Material Type | Library | Call Number | Suggested Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Searching... Buffalo Creek Memorial Library at Man | 616.895 BRO | Adult | Searching... Unknown |
Bound With These Titles
On Order
Summary
Summary
"Bipolar" means more than mood swings and chemical imbalances. It is a genetic brain regulation malfunction causing not only mood but behavioral symptoms. Severity and symptoms vary along a spectrum of disease presentations, from a happy, positive personality, to a moody temperament, to chronic and recurrent depressions, to classic manic-depressive illness. It is a chronic disease with periods of illness as well as remission. Keeping the disease under control requires daily maintenance and vigilance for emerging symptoms.
The goal of this book is to help the bipolar person successfully manage his or her illness and live a full and meaningful life. First, the reader will learn all about bipolar disorder: how it presents, how it is diagnosed, how it is passed down in families, and how it affects women as compared to men. Next, the various types of treatment and the logistics of daily maintenance are discussed in detail. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of bipolar disorder are explored and the lives of interesting and outstanding historical and current bipolar individuals are examined.
Author Notes
Karen R. Brock, M.D., is a physician with extensive experience in medical education. She has Spent her entire medical career in rural, underserved regions of the Appalachians and now resides in Jefferson, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgment | p. ix |
| Preface | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| Part I Learning About Bipolar Disorder | |
| 1 How Did I Get Here? | p. 7 |
| 2 A Historical Perspective | p. 16 |
| 3 Bipolar Disease Dasics | p. 25 |
| 4 Dipolar Disease Diagnosis | p. 40 |
| 5 The Bipolar Spectrum | p. 68 |
| 6 Bipolar Disease Genetics | p. 80 |
| 7 Bipolar Disease in Women | p. 91 |
| Part II Treating Bipolar Disorder | |
| 8 Why Treat Bipolar Disease? | p. 99 |
| 9 Bipolar Disease Medications | p. 118 |
| 10 Talk therapy and Lifestyle Management | p. 138 |
| 11 Other Treatments | p. 156 |
| Part III Living with Bipolar Disorder | |
| 12 The Dark Side of Bipolar Disease | p. 171 |
| 13 The Bipolar Edge | p. 182 |
| 14 Prominent Bipolar Disease Sufferers | p. 192 |
| 15 Putting It All Together | p. 221 |
| Resources | p. 227 |
| Works Cited | p. 236 |
| Index | p. 243 |
