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Depression and Bipolar Education
Depression and depressive
disorders are serious illnesses that affect a person's mood,
concentration, sleep, activity, appetite, social behavior, and
feelings. Depressive disorders come in different forms, the
most common being major depression (unipolar depression).
Major depression, the leading cause of disability in the U.S.,
affects over 9 million adults in a given year. Despite the
disabling effects of depression, it is highly treatable.
Resources
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Books |
Depression: How it Happens, How It's
Healed, by John Medina, PhD. |
Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the
Surface, Martha Manning |
The Beast: A Journey through
Depression, by Tracy Thompson |
Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's
Journey Through Depression: A Memoir, by Meri Nana-Ama
Danquah |
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Bipolar disorder (manic
depression) is a brain disorder involving episodes of mania
and depression. It affects more than two million American
adults. Effective treatments are available that greatly reduce
the symptoms of bipolar disorder and allow people to lead
normal and productive lives.
Resources
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Crazy: A Father's Search Through
America's Mental Health Madness, by Pete Early
A father's view of the nation's mental health system.
www.peteearly.com |
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide,
by David Miklowitz, PhD.
Another excellent book about BPD; especially good for the
patient who wants to live with and successfully manage the
illness. |
The Bipolar Child, Dimitri Papolos,
M.D. and Janice Papolos
Great information for families; reflects recent research
and new knowledge about childhood- onset bipolar disorder.
Includes information about working with the school system
and how to go about drawing up an IEP. Very complete;
covers many issues parents will face. |
Surviving Manic Depression, by E.
Fuller Torrey, M.D.
Excellent and accessible book from one of the leading
researchers on schizophrenia and BPD. Includes fascinating
history of knowledge about the disorder. |
Bipolar Disorder, by Francis Mark
Mondimore, M.D.
A complete, expert and accessible book about the disorder
and how to cope, for both consumers and family members.
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Daughter of the Queen of Sheba, by
Jackie Lyden
A beautifully written memoir of growing up with a bipolar
mother. |
| You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or
Crazy?, by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo |
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and
Madness, by Kay Redfield Jamison, Phd.
Beautifully and poetically written memoir of her own
illness, from prominent authority on BPD. |
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