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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary (1 April 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0071462376
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071462372
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 55,863 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The only guide written specifically for the millions who suffer from "soft" bipolar disorder

People with "soft" bipolar disorder, also known as Bipolar II, have frequent episodes of depression along with anxiety, irritability, and restless sleep. Why Am I Still Depressed? helps you discover if you or someone you love may have a nonmanic form of bipolar disorder and shows how to work with doctors to safely treat the condition. Dr. Jim Phelps, a psychiatrist who specializes in treating bipolar disorder, examines the advantages and potential hazards of taking antidepressant medications and explores a range of treatment options, including exercise, research-tested psychotherapies, and medication approaches, from principle to practice.



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Tried everything but still not feeling better?

If your depression keeps coming back or is even getting worse, then you may be suffering from bipolar II or “soft” bipolar disorder. Commonly misdiagnosed, these mood disorders are characterized by recurring bouts of depression along with anxiety, irritability, mood swings, sleep problems, or intrusive thoughts.

Why Am I Still Depressed? shows you how to identify if you have a nonmanic form of bipolar disorder and how to work with your doctor to safely and effectively treat it.

Author James R. Phelps, M.D., gives you the latest tools and knowledge so you can:

  • Understand the Mood Spectrum, a powerful new tool for diagnosis
  • Know all your treatment options, including mood-stabilizing medications and research-tested psychotherapies
  • Examine the potential hazards of taking antidepressant medications
  • Manage your condition with exercise and lifestyle changes
  • Help family and friends with this condition understand their diagnosis and find treatment


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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Information on Bipolar II Disorder and Soft Bipolar, 1 May 2006
By Colleen Sullivan "Collie" (Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Why am I still depressed? .... By Jim Phelps M.D.

I read Dr Phelps book over the weekend, and due to the fact that I consider myself to be fairly well educated about bipolar disorder, I wasn't expecting any big surprises. I certainly wasn't expecting any answers to questions that have nagged me for years, but I was most pleasantly surprised. The book itself is well written, spelling out in plain language how to recognize and treat Bipolar II Disorder, or Soft Bipolar Disorder - or, in fact, the entire bipolar spectrum (personally this was the first major hurdle I had to cross, although I have seen suggestions of spectrums before, breaking bipolar disorder into six subtypes for example, rather than two. But the concept of bipolarity occurring across the spectrum was a new one for me. On a score of 1-5 I would give this book a 5.5 - I think it is that important that any person with mood swings or recurrent depression is able to read about, and understand how even subtle changes in mood can provoke problems along the way.

Dr. Phelps is speaking to us, the patient (or survivor as many of us prefer to be called), and to the physicians who treat us, who have been educated in the older school of thought about bipolar disorder - almost like a math equation: 2 of this plus 4 of that and because none of this is added in it = "bipolar disorder II" Dr Phelps is more like a gourmet chef ... looking at a wide variety of signs and symptoms, ferreting out even the smallest change of mood as evidence of bipolar disorder in people who had previously been thought to have major depression (many people who are diagnosed with major depression are later diagnosed with bipolar disorder ... often taking an average of seven years to have their diagnosis changed.)

The next big change is in the treatment of bipolar II disorder and the soft disorders. Even though there are many variables across the spectrum ... milder symptoms, short term, long term, life threatening, severe symptoms etc, one thing is constant, and that is the need for appropriate treatment to make you feel as well as you can feel, without side effects from the medication you take. I'm not going to talk about treatment here, but if you were diagnosed over five years ago and haven't read Dr. Phelps web site at psycheducation.org I'll bet - if I were a gambler I'd say $5.00 each, that you are either prescribing (if you're a doctor), or taking (if you're a patient) some kind of antidepressant medication. I challenge you to read the book and digest the information Dr Phelps presents - a big bite to swallow at first, but it makes absolute, perfect sense.

I have been diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder for 28 years, and have traveled a rocky path. My mother was diagnosed with Manic Depressive Illness (the former name for bipolar disorder, the terms are used interchangeably today) for 30 years before me, and I have a plethora of alcoholic relatives on both the maternal and paternal side of the family, including a younger brother who I am positive has bipolar disorder hidden (and not very well hidden) beneath the alcoholic symptoms. Read Dr Phelps book to learn his approach to this kind of family history.

When I "retired" from my full time day job, having reached the point where I could not be a consistently good employee with frequent absences due to severe episodes and hospitalizations I truly thought I would go mad. Then slowly I learned to use the computer, and just over ten years ago began to build the web site Bipolar World (bipolarworld.net) - I credit it with saving my life. Almost six years ago Dr Phelps joined me and does a fantastic job as our "Ask the Doc" We all think he's pretty super, as do the visitors who come to both of our sites. Over five years ago I was joined by three partners who shared my philosophy of "Helping you, helps me" and we have continued to grow both in knowledge and support, due in a large part to Dr. Phelps.





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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful in every way., 29 Jul 2006
By Mr. S. P. Mudie "simonmudie" (uk) - See all my reviews
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Written with a tremendous sense of humility (the more we know, the more we should realise we don't know); but at the same time palpable authority. He knows what he is talking about!
Everything is cited and referenced, and if something is his opinion or musing alone-he will say so.
I had a far greater understanding of the illness I have, and what may help, after reading the book. I spend a great deal of useful time on his site too.
Condascending? No, not to me. It is written at a level approachable by laypersons and medical people alike. At all stages, the 'do no harm' idea permeates; and if something, be it a treatment or a concept, seems to be important to him (it is his book), he will usually ensure that understanding is reached. This approach helps to ensure that people avoid going off with the 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing'.
If there were more Doctors like this author,my life would have been better than it has been so far, and I genuinely believe there would be a greater understanding of this horrible disease,and less sufferring for everyone involved.
Excellent. Thank you!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Phelps book could help many people, 3 Jul 2009
By Pat Mannion "moody and motivated" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This book educated me on the Bipolar spectrum. It is written in a very clear fashion and presents a balanced view of the disorder. He doesn't push the spectrum idea either. He is right on in his concept of a spectrum. I have direct proof of this, having had my own psychiatrist diagnose me with Bipolar and in doing so he described the theory of the spectrum, without my prompting him or raising the notion myself.
The diagnosis is helping me get towards a more useful medicine prescription. Having read this book I was well informed and it helped me better accept my diagnosis of this disorder.
If you, like me, have swinging mood issues that just will not quit despite your best efforts you should at least read this book, it could help alot. Dr. Phelps appears to be a highly motivated and informed clinician who can present complex medical info, research and experience in a way that we patients and family members can follow and benefit from.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Useful before diagnosis.
I found this book approachable and easy to read. It would be very useful in the phase before diagnosis when BP has been 'mentioned' as a possibility. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sarah

5.0 out of 5 stars Objective real advice that works.
This book is fantastic. Covering just about every angle and question you are likely to think of, it is an objective in-depth look at mood disorders. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Anonymous

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
This book has been really helpful. Thre's little information on soft bipolar spectrum - most books are on bipolar I or unipolar depression, but there's little that covers those... Read more
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