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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know

David J. Miklowitz

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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.

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About the Author

David 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.



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Editorials

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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know
David J. Miklowitz
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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.
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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




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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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