The Bipolar Handbook: A Complete Guide About Manic Depressive Illnesses


There are many people who are unaware or are uninformed about the different kinds of mental disorders. One kind of mental disorder is called disorder. This particular disorder is also called manic-depressive illness where the sufferer will show symptoms of constant mood change.

The person suffering from this kind of disorder will constantly change from being excessively happy, to excessively sad to normal state and back again. The cycle repeats again over a period of a few minutes to a month. Some cases have cycles that lasts more than a month.

You have to consider that this kind of disorder is a very serious mental condition where it can affect a person's everyday life. You have to consider that with this illness the person suffering will have problems with their relationships, and also have problems regarding their performance at work or at school.

Bipolar disorder usually shows its signs and symptoms during late adolescent years to early adulthood. However, there are some cases where the signs and symptoms will show up as early as childhood to later in life. Although there are no significant theories supporting the causes of disorder, there are informative books that can help you determine if a person has disorder and help you cope up with it.

One such book is called the "The Handbook". Written by Wes Burgess, M.D, PhD, a well known Los Angeles psychiatrist, the "The Handbook" is comprised of comprehensive information about the illness. This particular handbook can be helpful in informing you about the disorder where it can affect almost anyone.

This book is based upon real questions of patients and families regarding the disorder. This book is considered to be one of the best books available to know more about disorder. It is easy to read and contains all the information about disorder and how you can cope up with it. There are also different home diagnostic included that can teach you and the family to know whether you have a disorder or not.

Another great thing about this book is that it contains different information about disorder and how it is treated. It also includes theories about the causes of disorder, the different medical and psychotherapy treatments, and also different healthy lifestyle for people with disorder. You can consider this book as a self-help book for disorder sufferers where they will be informed about the condition and how they can cope up with it. The book is also useful for families for taking care of their family member with disorder.

You should consider that the author, Wes Burgess is a respected psychiatrist all over the world who specializes in disorder. This means that you can be sure that the book will contain accurate and comprehensive information about the different aspect of the illness. This book contains real questions with up to date answers about disorder.

With this book, you will be able to know how to cope up with disorder and help yourself live a healthier and more productive lifestyle. It will also contain different information about the different medications available for disorder and what you should do when you have an episode or attack of mood change.

Here are some quick review of what's inside the book and what to expect in it:

* What to expect when pursuing a diagnosis * How to choose the doctor or specialist for you * How to get disorder under control * How to reduce stress to prevent both manic and depressive phase * What kind of treatments and medications available and what's best for you * What family and friends can do with disorder

These are some of the things that you can expect to read in the book. You can also expect to read different strategies for coping with disorder in order to be successful in your career and, build a healthy and working relationship with your significant other, friends, and families.

You have to remember that there is no cure for disorder. The best thing you can do is to have it treated, and live your life as best as you can with the disorder. You have to consider that the illness is manageable and with this book, you will know how to effectively manage disorder.

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Have You Read "An Unquiet Mind"?
If you haven't, you should. Everyone who experiences mania and depression will benefit from reading this book. Every doctor, judge, police officer and criminal or family attorney should be required to read it. And every family member and friend of someone diagnosed with manic depression, especially bipolar I and II disorders, or of someone exhibiting the symptoms, will gain from reading Kay Redfield Jamison's courageous autobiography.<p> Attorney and author <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102691854&#038;ps=rs">Melody Moezzi</a>, on National Public Radio's <i>You Must Read This</i>, said "<i>An Unquiet Mind</i> is, without a doubt, the most brilliant and brutally honest book I've ever read about bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic-depression). I've read nothing else that has better captured the torment and elation of this strange illness, nor have I ever felt compelled to recommend any other book on the topic to 'outsiders.' "<p> I agree - you must read <a href="http://bipolar.about.com/od/recommendedreading/gr/aapr_unquiet.htm"><em>An Unquiet Mind</em></a>.<br /> ~<i>Marcia</i> <p align=center>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /><em>Learn more or join the conversation!</em> <br /><sub><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bipolar.about.com/gi/pages/stay.htm">NEWSLETTER </a> &#124; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://forums.about.com/ab-bipolar/start/?lgnF=y">FORUM</a> &#124; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bipolar.about.com/mbiopage.htm">BIO</a> &#124; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/About-Bipolar-Disorder/247528340444?ref=ts">FACEBOOK</a> &#124; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://twitter.com/bipolar_disord">TWITTER</a></sub> <br />. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bipolar.about.com/b/2010/03/09/have-you-read-an-unquiet-mind.htm">Have You Read "An Unquiet Mind"?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bipolar.about.com/">About.com Bipolar Disorder</a> on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 00:43:31.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bipolar.about.com/b/2010/03/09/have-you-read-an-unquiet-mind.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bipolar.about.com/b/2010/03/09/have-you-read-an-unquiet-mind.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://bipolar.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://bipolar.about.com/b/2010/03/09/have-you-read-an-unquiet-mind.htm&#038;zItl=Have You Read "An Unquiet Mind"?">Email this</a></p>
What Media Is Saying About Bipolar Pentagon Shooter
John Patrick Bedell, who began shooting at Pentagon guards on Thursday and was killed by return fire, had bipolar disorder and had been in and out of treatment for years, according to his family. His mother had notified police in January that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703915204575103131123111518.html?mod=rss_com_mostcommentart">her son was mentally ill and had purchased a gun</a>.<p> Some of the news reports I found were careful to point out that people with bipolar disorder are no more likely than others to commit violent crimes, which is a good thing. Many others focus on Bedell's anti-government "rantings" on the internet, as well as the way conservatives and liberals are pointing fingers at each other over the incident.<p> On the other hand, there are editorials like the <i>Kansas City Star's</i> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://voices.kansascity.com/node/7953">Will 2010 Be Year of the 'Nut Job'?</a>. This was published the day after the shootings, before the release of information that Bedell was bipolar, but it's my opinion that it was still an extremely irresponsible thing to publish.<p> On March 6th the Associated Press published an article on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/2092783/Article_2010-03-06-US-Pentagon-Metro-Shooting/id-p887c9f16188f47cda34a4b76728566b1">Patrick Bedell's background and recent history</a> that is the most comprehensive and fair that I found. It notes he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder many years ago and had voluntarily committed himself on more than one occasion.<p> Another irresponsible headline is <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2010/03/08/News/Report.Bipolar.Disorder.May.Not.Have.Affected.Bedells.Behavior-3886483.shtml">Report: Bipolar disorder may not have affected Bedell's behavior</a>. For one thing, I expected to read about a report, and this wasn't the case. For another, it is entirely based on comments by staff and students at San Jose State University, which Bedell attended. A counseling services professor is quoted as saying she "thought there were other important factors that motivated Bedell." This is hardly the same as saying bipolar disorder wasn't a factor.<p> Finally, I found an interesting blog post by DJ Jaffe, co-founder of the Treatment Advocacy Center, claiming that Bedell had untreated bipolar disorder and was "so mentally ill, he didn't know he was mentally ill." The blog, entitled <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dj-jaffe/pentagon-shooting-proves_b_488766.html">Pentagon Shooting Proves APA Has a Lot to Learn About Mental Illness</a>, is in the most part a plea for people to tell the American Psychiatric Association to include a condition called "anosognosia" in the upcoming edition of its <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Handbook of Mental Illness</i>. He goes so far as to say, "The failure to include anosognosia is inexcusable and may have led to the shooting of the Pentagon guards."<p> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://bipolar.about.com/cs/brainchemistry/f/faq_anosognosia.htm">Anosognosia is real and is not an easy one to deal with</a>. People who are in denial about having a mental illness or just don't recognize it at all may have this condition. Jaffe's point is that this in itself is a separate mental illness and should be listed in the DSM-V as such. (If you agree, Jaffe's blog gives specific instructions on how to urge the APA to include anosognosia in the next edition of the DSM.<p> If you've followed the news stories about John Patrick Bedell's difficulties and the events leading to his death, have you found them to be fair? Biased? Stigmatizing to others with bipolar disorder? 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