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The Bipolar Express: Manic Depression and the Movies

by David Coleman – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (July 08, 2014)

This book examines the lives and works of famous filmmakers and screen actors through the perspective of bipolar and depressive disorders. The filmmakers discussed in this volume include directors Francis Ford...

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder

by Thilo Deckersbach, Britta Hölzel, Lori Eisner & Sara W. Lazar et al. – The Guilford Press (July 07, 2014)

Grounded in current knowledge about bipolar disorder and its treatment, this book presents an empirically supported therapy program with step-by-step guidelines for implementation. Mindfulness-based cognitive...

Clinician's Guide to Bipolar Disorder: Integrating Pharmacology and Psychotherapy

by David J. Miklowitz & Michael J. Gitlin – The Guilford Press (April 08, 2014)

This much-needed volume gives clinicians essential strategies for managing the complexities of bipolar disorder and tailoring treatment to each patient's changing needs. Highly readable, accessible, and pragmatic,...

Cracked, Not Broken: Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt

by Kevin Hines & Dr. Daniel J. Reidenberg – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (June 27, 2013)

This work is about the art of living mentally well. Told through the first-hand experience of mental health advocate, activist and speaker Kevin Hines (who has bipolar disorder), the story is an honest account...

A Promise Of Hope

by Autumn Stringam – Collins (May 03, 2011)

Some children inherit "the family nose." Autumn Stringam and her brother Joseph inherited the family bipolar disorder, a severe mental illness that led to their mother's and grandfather's suicides. Autumn, at...

Family Experiences of Bipolar Disorder: The Ups, The Downs and the Bits In Between

by Cara Aiken – Jessica Kingsley Publishers (June 15, 2010)

Bipolar disorder(BP) can be a devastating illness, seriously affecting not only the person with bipolar but also family and friends. While most people are familiar with the terms 'manic depressive' and 'BP',...

Not Fit for Human Consumption

by A. P. Filosa – Creekmore Publishing (June 10, 2016)

The specter of violence is a persuasive threat in the world affecting individuals, societies and nations. But if the underlying causes of this strife are understood, it can be prevented, treated and eradicated....

Journey to the Edge of Texas

by Carlton Leatherwood – carlton leatherwood (May 18, 2017)

This narrative tells of my odyssey through the wonders and beauties of Texas, a journey of heart, but the book also follows a parallel rail, a journey into the mind. I mostly wanted to offer something steeped...

Blinded by Hope

by Meg McGuire – She Writes Press (June 06, 2017)

One day a teenage boy gets on his bike and rides forty miles up California’s Pacific Coast Highway to avoid causing an earthquake he fears will endanger his mother and sister. But the quake he is experiencing...

Bipolar Disorder :Am I Bipolar ? How Bipolar Quiz & Tests Reveal The Answers

by Heather Rose – Speedy Publishing Books (June 10, 2013)

Bipolar disorder also commonly referred to as the manic depressive disorder, is a brain illness that is associated with abnormal mood swings, activity and energy levels as well as the ability of the affected...

Blue Dreams

by Lauren Slater – Little, Brown and Company (June 13, 2017)

A start-to-finish narrative history of our major psychotropic drugs, from "a thoroughly exhilarating and entertaining writer" (Washington Post).

As our approach to mental illness has oscillated from biological...

Bipolar Disorder, Second Edition: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach

by David J. Miklowitz – The Guilford Press (February 08, 2010)

Family-focused psychoeducational treatment (FFT) is among a very small number of psychosocial treatments that have been found to be effective in multiple studies to improve the course of bipolar disorder. This...