<div><p>Bipolar disorder is not only one of the most difficult mental health issues to treat, but also one of the most stigmatized and misunderstood. For these reasons, a diagnosis of bipolar is a major turning point in a personβs life. <I>Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed</I><B> </B
Bipolar disorder: a guide for the newly diagnosed
β Scribed by Caponigro, Janelle M., Lee, Erica H., Johnson, Sheri L., Kring, Ann M
- Publisher
- New Harbinger Publications
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Guides for the newly diagnosed
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Understanding bipolar disorder -- Receiving a diagnosis and finding help -- Medications -- Psychosocial treatments that work -- Learning to notice early warning signs and triggers -- Strategies for responding to warning signs and triggers -- Telling others about your illness -- Staying well and staying hopeful.;"Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed is a pocket guide to symptom management, treatments, medications, and more for people who have been recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Includes guidance for processing the diagnosis, sharing it with family and friends, and finding experts who can help get symptoms under control"--
β¦ Table of Contents
Understanding bipolar disorder --
Receiving a diagnosis and finding help --
Medications --
Psychosocial treatments that work --
Learning to notice early warning signs and triggers --
Strategies for responding to warning signs and triggers --
Telling others about your illness --
Staying well and staying hopeful.
β¦ Subjects
Manic-depressive illness;Manic-depressive illness--Diagnosis;Manic-depressive illness--Treatment;Manic-depressive illness -- Diagnosis;Manic-depressive illness -- Treatment
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