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"...Bipolar expert Candida Fink has written a book that explains it clearly, and provides plenty of advice on the latest drugs as well as telling you how to spot early signs of the condition..." (Independent on Sunday, 25th September 2005)
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Bipolar Disorder affects many more people than just the 2.5 million Americans who suffer from the disease. Like depression and other serious illnesses, bipolar disorder also affects spouses, partners, family members, friends and coworkers. And, according to the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation, 15% of children diagnosed with ADHD may actually be suffering from early–onset of Bipolar Disorder.
Bipolar Disorder For Dummies reveals some of the causes and consequences of bipolar disorder, let you in on some crisis survival strategies, and describe ways that friends and family members can support loved ones who have the disease. The book includes an overview of the causes and symptoms of bipolar disorder, explains step–by–step how to obtain an accurate diagnosis, discusses the medications available, and tells what you can and can′t do to help someone with the disease. You′ll learn:
- The different categories and potential causes of bipolar disorder
- How to select the right mental health specialist
- Managing employment–related issues brought on because of the disorder
- How bipolar disorder affects children
- Advocating for yourself or a loved one
- Planning ahead for manic and depressive episodes
- Selecting the best medications for you—including alternative "natural" treatments
- How to survive an immediate crisis situation
- Identifying triggers and mapping your moods
Complete with fill–in–the–blanks forms and charts, key web site and email addresses, and first–hand accounts from real people, Bipolar Disorder For Dummies gives you the latest information and self–help strategies you and your loved ones need to help everyone affected feel a whole lot better.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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i bought this book some years ago and found it very easy to read, to quote to others who have no idea about the illness, and helpful. it also makes you laugh as you follow through it. well worth buying if you or your family need to know more about bipolar.
it has a lot of different sections including helping other family members understand what is going on when you are ill, adn also helpful pages for other carers adn family members to read to understand the person who has bi-polar better. very good all round book and im surprised there are no other reviews of it on here. what i liked reading to my other half was that anything that is bad for him is at least ten times bad for me (who has bi-polar) - so true i thought. very insightful adn useful book
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Bipolar Disorder For Dummies (Paperback)
As a recent sufferer of bipolar disorder I found the book to be quite informative and educational although it is based on the American population. Certainly a good reference book along with other books on the subject. I rate it, at present, second from the top of my own personal list.
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Useful guide for families,
By Beka W (Worcs, England.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bipolar Disorder For Dummies (Paperback)
I found this book most useful to help my extended family understand once I decided to be open with them about my having bipolar, in an age when many people get their only image of mental illness from television soaps like EastEnders it was good to have a book that could accurately present what we were living with in a way which carried humour and yet was informative without overwhelming. I particularly liked the humour in it as I felt it helped remind my family I am still human, I am still me, I just live with bipolar. I found it particularly useful for some members of my family who had previously liked to think my illness was just me being silly or needing to pull myself together or even me attention seeking.The only downside, and it it quite a significant one if reading as a person who has bipolar and is newly diagnosed awaiting medication & treatments to begin (which can take a ridiculous amount of time in some areas of the country) is that this book is heavily Americanised and many of the treatments and therapies it talks about requesting simply are not available on this side of the atlantic without having substantial wealth the seek them out in the private health system. This book does tend to assume we can all access a private therapist to help us whenever we require where as reality is the average bipolar sufferer in the UK will be at the mercy of NHS waiting lists and probably only getting access to their psychiatrist once every few months.
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