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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know
by David J. Miklowitz
from The Guilford Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Very Helpful for Friends and Family as well as victims of Manic Depression
  This book proved to be easy to read and informative. I would recommend it for anyone who is, or thinks they might be, bipolar. Also, it is good to read if you for sure think you are NOT bipolar, but others think you are. It will help you gain some perspective. This is also a helpful book for family and close friends of those who suffer from manic depression.

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  This was an awesome book excellent reading and easy to understand.I never understood bipoler disorder as well until i read this book. I really reccomend thi to anyone who is trying to understand themselves or a family member.

• Survival Guide - Yes!!
  After having been misdiagnosed most of my entire adult life, and after having checked myself into a psychiatric ward due to suicidal thoughts, I was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Following my hospitalization, I craved to know more about the disorder and how myself and my family could deal with the ups and downs of it. This book was just what I was looking for!! I have a medical/clinical background, and I was surprised to find that the author really only had one chapter on medications that the... more info

• Comprehensive, clear and specific
  I started reading this book when I was in the psych ward of a hospital after a "bipolar meltdown". I'd been having trouble coming to grips with this diagnosis, and I needed information. This book is laid out wonderfully, and describes all the criteria psychiatrists use to make a diagnosis. It all is interspersed with first hand accounts of people describing their lives with bipolar disorder. A large portion of the book is given to ways to manage your life. Charts to monitor moods and lots of assessment... more info

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