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Bipolar Disorder Doesn't Have to Hold You BackAn authentic journey into darkness and light, Bipolar MD: My Life As a Physician with Bipolar Disease by Paul Golden, M.D. delves into what it's like to live with bipolar disorder every day but still carry on a full and satisfying life. Speaking from personal experience and professional practice, Golden reveals all the struggles and triumphs of living with mental illness as a medical professional. With remarkable honesty, he reveals the details of his manic episodes, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, losing his first wife, shooting himself multiple times and having his medical license taken away upon retirement, but also the many lives he touched and the patients he saved. Love, family, education, a career and a purpose are all within reach, says Dr. Golden. Those who suffer from bipolar disorder can find both personal AND professional success! Bipolar MD: My Life As a Physician with Bipolar Disorder is the story of a bipolar man who didn't let his illness hold him back.

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Originally from Washington, D.C., Paul Golden, M.D., received his B.S. from Yale University, his M.D, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, his internship and residency from the University of California at San Francisco and his Fellowship in nephrology from Barnes Hospital of Washington University School of Medicine. He became one of the first practicing nephrologists in Modesto, California, where he lives with his wife, Sue, and their two toy poodles. Dr. Golden retired from his medical practice in 2013 to focus on sharing his message about living successfully with bipolar disease. Paul Golden, MD, The Bipolar Physician, is available for speaking engagements. His memoir, The Bipolar Physician: A Story of Struggle, Survival and Success will be released in 2016. Visit Dr. Golden's website at: www.mdgolden.com

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