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Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)

 

Bipolar disorder, manic depressive disorder, and cyclothymia: Diagnosis and treatment, living with bipolar disorder, support groups for individuals and their families, and living with someone who has bipolar disorder.

 

 

Internet Resources

 

All Together Now: Families Coping with Depression (Health Canada)

Bipolar Disorder and Cyclothymia

Bipolar Disorder Sanctuary

Bipolar Disorder Treatment Information Center

Canadian Network for Mood & Anxiety Disorders (CANMAT)

Depression

Depressive & Related Affective Disorders Association

Dual Diagnosis WebSite: Psychiatric Disorders & Addictions

ECLIPSE Depression & Manic-Depression Support Site

Lithium Information Center

McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web

National Depressive & Manic-Depressive Association

Pendulum - Bipolar Disorder

Rising Hope - Support for Sufferers & Families

Royal Ottawa Hospital Mood Disorders Program

 

 

Recommended Reading

 

Berger, Diane
We Heard the Angels of Madness: How One Family Dealt With Manic-Depression. William Morrow, 1992

 

Chapman, Alex, and Gratz, Kim
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide. New Harbinger Publications, 2007

 

Duke, Patty & Hochman, Gloria
A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness. Bantam Books, 1993

 

Duke, Patty & Turan, Kenneth
Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke. Bantam Books, 1988

 

Fawcett, Jan, Golden, Bernard, & Rosenfeld, Nancy
New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder. Prima Lifestyles, 2000

 

Jamison, Kay Redfield
Touched With Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament. Free Press, 1996

 

Jamison, Kay Redfield
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. Random House, 1997

 

Lynn, George T.
Survival Strategies for Parenting the Child and Teen with Bipolar Disorder. Jessica Kingsley, 2000

 

Papalos, Demitri, & Papalos, Janice
The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder. Broadway, 2000

 

Mondimore, Francis Mark
Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families. Hopkins Fulfillment Service, 1999

 

Torrey, E. Fuller, & Knable, Michael B.
Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Families, Consumers, and Providers. HarperCollins, 2001

 

White, Ruth C., & Preston, John D..
Bipolar 101: A Practical Guide to Identifying Triggers, Managing Medications, Coping with Symptoms, and More. New Harbinger Publications, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

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