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Drawing from fortyfive years experience in the arts, castle shares firsthand knowledge, tools, and resources to help both aspiring and professional creatives affected by mood disorders. A memoir of mania is andy behrmans chronicle of his battle with manic depression or bipolar disorder the euphoric highs and. He talked about his experience on treating depression and bipolar disorder i and ii. Bipolar disorder affects between 1 2% of the population and can affect young parents in particular as it usually begins in late adolescence. Williamson shows the effects of bipolar disorder on the mind, body and soul of those who suffer from it. Underdiagnoses of depression in primary care 2005 study of 650 primary care patients on antidepressants done at university of texas 21. The authors have treated manic depressive patients on a routine clinical basis and have included in this book a detailed description of the techniques. That said, in terms of content, it is an excellent book. My happy sad mummy is an engaging and sensitive picture book. When reading, you can choose the font size, set the style of the paragraphs, headers, and footnotes. In bipolar disorder demystified, author lana castle, who has lived the better part of her life with this illness, has turned her personal experie.
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Castle is a writer, speaker and mental health advocate based in austin, texas. Mastering the tightrope of manic depression by peter whybrow and lana r. A member of the national depression and bipolar support alliance speakers bureau, her mission is to openly and honestly communicate her thoughts, feelings, and experiences with mood disorders, suicide, and recovery to help as many people as possible. Marlowe over six million americans suffer from borderline personality disorder bpd, a chronic, disabling psychiatric condition that causes extreme instability in their emotional lives, behavior, and. Learn about borderline personality disorder from a leading expert, robert o. Adapted from hirschfeld r, williams j, spitzer rl, et al. Bipolar disorder sometimes is called manicdepressive disorder or manic depression, which are older terms. New joanne palombomccallie book chronicles her journey with.
In obsessivecompulsive disorder demystified, clinical psychologist and ocd specialist cheryl carmin offers an enlightening and useful. It can cause unusual, often extreme and fluctuating changes in mood, energy, activity, and concentration or focus. There are bursts and eruptions that result in a deepening of the waves. Living with manic depressive illness by patty duke and gloria hochman. My life with bipolar ii disorderthe other side of me. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bipolar disorder or manic depression is a serious mental disorder attracting increasing interest and could represent the next major area for the wider application of cognitive behavioral therapy.
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