Overview
A bipolar diagnosis can be overwhelming to sufferers and their family members. They need trustworthy information and support for finding the right treatment and coping with the illness's devastating ups and downs. Over 200,000 readers have already found exactly that in this indispensable guide from a leading expert. Explaining the disorder's causes, diagnosis, and best current treatments, David J. Miklowitz shows how to plan for and reduce recurrences of mood symptoms, make needed lifestyle changes to stay well, and strengthen relationships strained by the illness. Readers love the user-friendly tone, true-to-life stories, checklists, worksheets, and practical problem-solving advice. Updated throughout, the second edition has a new chapter, ""For Women Only""; the latest facts on medications and therapy; and an expanded discussion of parenting issues for bipolar adults. This book will be invaluable to people with bipolar illness and their family members and significant others; mental health professionals and students.
Full Product Details
Author: David J. Miklowitz
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Imprint: Guilford Publications
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.560kg
ISBN: 9781606235423
ISBN 10: 1606235427
Pages: 342
Publication Date: 10 February 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Replaced By: 9781462534982
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
The author's expertise, compassion, and experience are evident throughout...Well worth reading and remembering. - NAMI Advocate Recommended for patient education libraries and medium and large public libraries. - Library Journal A practical, straightforward book that will be a great help to those who have bipolar illness, as well as their families. I could not recommend this book more highly. - Kay R. Jamison, author of An Unquiet Mind This book has been a faithful friend in the difficult time since my diagnosis. I particularly appreciate the insights into communicating effectively with doctors, family, and friends after an episode. The charts, lists, and practical tools are amazing for those of us who like to be proactive and organized. But the best part of the book is the quotations from others with the disorder who share their experiences and feelings. I've said some of these exact things myself; seeing them here helps me feel just a little bit less isolated and more hopeful. - N.B., Colorado, USA
The author's expertise, compassion, and experience are evident throughout...Well worth reading and remembering. - NAMI Advocate Recommended for patient education libraries and medium and large public libraries. - Library Journal A practical, straightforward book that will be a great help to those who have bipolar illness, as well as their families. I could not recommend this book more highly. - Kay R. Jamison, author of An Unquiet Mind This book has been a faithful friend in the difficult time since my diagnosis. I particularly appreciate the insights into communicating effectively with doctors, family, and friends after an episode. The charts, lists, and practical tools are amazing for those of us who like to be proactive and organized. But the best part of the book is the quotations from others with the disorder who share their experiences and feelings. I've said some of these exact things myself; seeing them here helps me feel just a little bit less isolated and more hopeful. - N.B., Boulder, Colorado
Author Information
David J. Miklowitz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The author of over 80 journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Miklowitz is the coauthor (with Michael G. Goldstein) of Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach, which won the 1998 Outstanding Research Publication Award from the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy.
