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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know
David J. Miklowitz
Rating: 5.0/5 Stars
Rank: 682
Hard on the heels of Fuller Torrey and Michael B. Knable's excellent
Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients,
Families and Providers (LJ 1/02) comes another strong title.
Both books
cover the origins, symptoms, and treatments for bipolar disorder, with
emphasis on current medications.
The main difference between the two
books is that the current title by Miklowitz (psychology, Univ. of
Colorado, Boulder) is intended for patients.
It spends a good deal of
time on issues exclusive to the sufferer how to come to terms with the
diagnosis, whom to confide in, and how to recognize one's own mood
swings.
More concise in its treatment of the issues just mentioned,
Torrey and Knable's title is addressed to a more general audience, spends
more time reviewing the scientific evidence concerning the origins of the
disease, and has a much more useful resource list.
On the whole,
Surviving Manic Depression would be the first choice for most libraries,
with Miklowitz's book recommended for patient education libraries and
medium and large public libraries.
Mary Ann Hughes, Neill P.L., Pullman,
WA Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the AuthorDavid J. Miklowitz, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University
of Colorado, Boulder, where he has been a faculty member since 1989.
His
research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and
the MacArthur Foundation, and recognized with awards from the
International Congress on Schizophrenia Research and the National Alliance
for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, among others.
The author of
over 90 journal articles and book chapters, Dr. Miklowitz is the coauthor
(with Michael G. Goldstein) of Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused
Treatment Approach, which won the 1998 Outstanding Research Publication
Award from the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy.
Editorials
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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know
David J. Miklowitz
![]() | | | From Library Journal | | Hard on the heels of Fuller Torrey and Michael B. Knable's excellent
Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients,
Families and Providers (LJ 1/02) comes another strong title. Both books
cover... read full editorial |
![]() | | | Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, author of An Unquiet Mind and Night Falls Fast | | "This book is practical, straightforward...and will be a great help to
those who have bipolar illness...and their families."--This text
refers to the
Hardcover edition. |
![]() | | | Book Info | | Consumer text discusses how to distinguish between early warning signs of
bipolar mood swings and normal ups and downs of life, what medications are
available, what to do when symptoms arise, how to get help and support... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know
David J. Miklowitz
![]() | | | It may raise more questions than your doctor wants to answer | | (Detroit, Michigan) July 13, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars | | This book is great. And very well researched.He does a good job letting
us know that there are differences in the types of medications prescibed
for rapid cycling vs. "traditional" bipolar. And he gives us
some... read full review |
![]() | | | Get great advice to understand and manage bipolar disorder | | (Detroit, Michigan) September 21, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars | | I enjoyed getting the knowledge provided in this book. I read it in a
short amount of time, devouring every word. I have done some internet
research and learned from doctors about my disorder. However, this book
gave me... read full review |
![]() | | | Regularly use this book for reference | | (Salt Lake City UT) December 16, 2004 - 4.0/5 stars | | This book is the best reference I have found for quickly accessing detailed
information on treating my bipolar. The author's tone is sometimes
condescending but the information contained in the book has proven
priceless in helping me learn to handle being bipolar. |
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