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Calming the bipolar storm a guide for patients and their families /

Fawcett, Robert G., 1946-

Calming the bipolar storm a guide for patients and their families / [electronic book] : Robert Fawcett. - 1 online resource (217 pages)

What is bipolar disorder? -- What causes bipolar disorder? -- Setting a healthy baseline -- Treatment of mania and mixed states --Treatment of bipolar depression -- Maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder -- Psychotherapy for bipolar disorder -- Pregnancy and bipolar disorder -- Suicide and bipolar disorder -- Secondary mania and late-onset bipolar disorder -- Disorders associated with bipolar disorder -- Bipolar youth -- Eight steps toward stability.

Calming the Bipolar Storm describes the symptoms and subtypes of bipolar disorder, its causes, and the role of the social and biologic environment in affecting its course. It also emphasizes positive health-promoting behaviors and describes treatments, including psychotherapy and medications for mania and depression and for relapse prevention.


Electronic reproduction.:
ProQuest LibCentral.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781538145654 (e-book) 9781538145647


Manic-depressive illness
Psychotherapy

616.895

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