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Bipolar, not so much : understanding your mood swings and depression / Chris Aiken, MD, and James Phelps, MD.

Summary:

"Approaching depression as a complex disorder with many different facets rather than all-or-nothing,"--Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393711745
  • ISBN: 0393711749
  • Physical Description: xiv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part one: What type of depression do you have? -- Understanding the mood spectrum -- The down side: depression -- The up side: from hypomania to mania, and everything in-between -- The mixed-up side: when mania and depression collide -- A little bipolar? How much? -- About your diagnosis -- Is it all in the genes? -- The living side: finding normal -- Part two: A healing lifestyle -- Daily rhythms -- Light and dark -- Managing insomnia -- Getting active -- Exercise? How about just walking -- Diet -- Managing substances -- Coming soon: bipolar and technology -- Part three: Treatment -- The right stuff: how to find good care -- Medications: our top choices -- Mood-lifting stabilizers: the full details -- Antidepressants and other mood destabilizers -- Medications for breakthrough episodes -- Anxiety, concentration, and sleep: the other poles of bipolar -- Natural healers -- Knowing when to stop medications -- Live long and minimize side effects -- Beyond medication: electricity, magnets, and depression -- Good therapy -- Part four: reclaiming your life -- Relationships -- Work and school -- For friends and family.
Subject:
Bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder > Diagnosis.
Bipolar disorder > Treatment.

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