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Wrap your mind around bipolar disorder and understand your treatment options

Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, Second Edition explains everything about this common mental health diagnosis in easy-to-understand terms. If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, you aren’t alone. This book helps make sense of options when it comes to medications, therapies, and treatments that could improve your quality of life. You can live a full life with bipolar disorder by managing your symptoms and following a solid treatment plan. With compassionate advice and friendly insights, this book empowers you with the information you need to find support for yourself or assist a loved one who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This updated edition covers emerging and alternative therapies, including ketamine, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), marijuana, and psychedelics.

  • Get the latest on medical, therapeutic, and self-help strategies for bipolar management
  • Navigate your way through the challenges of a bipolar diagnosis
  • Learn the chemistry behind bipolar disorder—in terms anyone can understand
  • Control symptoms, function in times of crisis, and plan ahead for manic or depressive episodes

If you suspect you may have bipolar disorder, if you have recently been diagnosed, or if you have a loved one with bipolar disorder, this Dummies guide offers you an accessible resource for learning all the basics.

ISBN-13: 9781394168675

Media Type: Paperback(4th ed.)

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 04-18-2023

Pages: 448

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Candida Fink, MD, is a psychiatrist with board certifications in adult and pediatric psychiatry. She specializes in a neurodevelop­mental approach to psychiatric illnesses, including mood disorders, in children, adolescents, and adults. She has navigated family challenges with bipolar disorder as well. Joe Kraynak is a writer and editor who has co-authored numerous Dummies guides. He has been married to an incredible woman with bipolar disorder since 1984.

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From the Publisher

"...Bipolar expert Candida Fink has written a book that explains it clearly, and provides plenty of advice on the latest drugs as well as telling you how to spot early signs of the condition..." (Independent on Sunday, 25th September 2005)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started on Your Bipolar Journey 5

Chapter 1: Grasping Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms and Diagnosis 7

Chapter 2: Finding the Cause: The Brain and Body Science of Bipolar Disorder 29

Chapter 3: Reining in Bipolar Disorder: Prognosis and Treatments 47

Part II: Obtaining a Diagnosis and Building a Treatment Plan and Team 61

Chapter 4: Diagnosis Step 1: Ruling Out Other Health Issues 63

Chapter 5: Diagnosis Step 2: Obtaining a Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment Plan 75

Chapter 6: Building a Winning Mood-Management Team 93

Part III: Managing the Biology of Bipolar Disorder 107

Chapter 7: Leveling Moods with Medication 109

Chapter 8: Coming to Terms with Medications and Their Side Effects 141

Chapter 9: Expanding Your Biological Treatment Options 159

Chapter 10: Treating Bipolar Disorder in Women and Other Specific Populations 171

Part IV: Developing Essential Survival Skills 185

Chapter 11: Exploring Self-Help Strategies, Therapies, and Other Supports 187

Chapter 12: Making Lifestyle Adjustments 201

Chapter 13: Communicating Effectively 221

Chapter 14: Solving Problems and Resolving Conflict 233

Chapter 15: Planning Ahead for a Mood Episode 243

Part V: Dealing with the Fallout 253

Chapter 16: From Hospitalization to Recovery 255

Chapter 17: Returning to Work or Not 269

Chapter 18: Overcoming Financial Setbacks 281

Part VI: Assisting a Friend or Relative with Bipolar Disorder 295

Chapter 19: Supporting Your Loved One 297

Chapter 20: Dealing with Crisis Situations 311

Chapter 21: Backing Your Bipolar Child or Teen 327

Part VII: The Part of Tens 353

Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Managing Bipolar 355

Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Help a Loved One with Bipolar Disorder 361

Index 367