Lowe / Cohen Living With Someone Who's Living With Bipolar Disorder

A Practical Guide for Family, Friends, and Coworkers
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-55043-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

An essential resource for anyone who has a close relationshipwith a person who is bipolar
This book provides a much-needed resource for family and friendsof the more than 5 million American adults suffering from bipolardisorder. From psychotic behavior that requires medication tomilder mood swings with disturbing ups and down, this book offers awarm and often humorous user-friend guide for coping with bipolarloved ones, colleagues, and friends. The book includes
* Guidance for identifying bipolar disorder symptoms and how toget the diagnosis confirmed
* Strategies for dealing with rants, attacks, blame, depression,mania and other behaviors
* Crucial information on medication and its effectiveness andpotential side-effects
* Techniques for dealing with attempts to self-medicate withdrugs and alcohol
* How many people with bipolar disorders can care for themselves,get help, feel supported and go on with their own lives
This important book contains real-life illustrative examples anda wealth of helpful strategies and coping mechanisms that can beput into action immediately.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lowe, Chelsea

Cohen, Bruce M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Introduction.
Part One Understanding Bipolar Disorder.
1 What Is (and Isn't) Bipolar Disorder?
2 A Brief, Colorful History (and Some Science) of BipolarDisorder.
3 Getting an Accurate Diagnosis.
4 Understanding Medication.
5 Understanding Psychosocial Therapies and Medical TreatmentOptions.
Part Two Living with Your Partner.
6 Building a Support Team.
7 Bipolar Disorders and the Workplace.
8 Communication and Coping Skills.
9 Coping with Negative and Dangerous Behaviors.
10 Sex, Intimacy, and Relationship Issues.
11 Suicide Attempts, Hospitalization, and Commitment.
12 Family Matters.
Appendix: Excerpts from the DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria forBipolar Disorder.
Notes.
Resources.
About the Authors.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Chelsea Lowe is a health writer and essayist and the author ofThe Everything Health Guide to OCD. She has written featurearticles and essays for NPR, Newsweek, Newsday, the Los AngelesTimes, the Boston Globe, and other publications.
Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD, is emeritus director of the HarvardUniversity- affiliated McLean Hospital and theRobertson-Steele Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Cohen is a national leader in the study and treatment ofbipolar disorders.