The concise guide to bipolar disorder
"The author, a psychiatrist, distills everything readers need to know about bipolar disorder. In down-to-earth language, he explains what bipolar disorder is and how readers can live their best life with the help of medications, therapy, the support of family and friends, and medical care. This...
| Main Author: | Mondimore, Francis Mark, 1953- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2022.
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| Series: |
Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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Table of Contents:
- Normal and abnormal mood
- Types of bipolar disorder
- Mood stabilizing medications
- Atypical antipsychotic and antidepressant medications
- More medications, hormones, and nutritional supplements
- Brain stimulation treatments
- Essential ingredients: Therapy and counseling
- Living with bipolar disorder
- The elements of mood hygiene
- Preparing for emergencies
- Family matters
- Bipolar disorder and the brain
- How treatments work
- Summing up and looking ahead.