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Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Dr. Francis Mark Mondimore MD (Author) "BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A MOOD DISORDER, ONE OF SEVERAL EMOTIONAL disorders whose main symptom is an abnormality of mood ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 296 pages
Publisher: Hopkins Fulfillment Service; 1 edition (Mar 23 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0801861179
ISBN-13: 978-0801861178
Product Dimensions: 24 x 16.2 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 604 g

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #1,322,074 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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paper 0-8018-6118-7 An exhaustive, scientific, yet compassionate assist for sufferers of ``the chameleon of psychiatric disorders'' and their families. Psychiatrist Mondimore (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) looks first at the symptoms and diagnosis of bipolar disorder, or manic-depression: the disease wears many masks that can make diagnosis difficult. Mondimore concedes that at present psychiatrists are generally working with the same diagnostic tools that were used in the 19th century: their eyes and ears. He goes on to discuss treatment. Medications are first and foremostprimarily mood stabilizers, antidepressants, and antipsychotics. He follows with a thoughtful considerations of electroconvulsive therapy, counseling, and psychotherapy. Mondimore is especially clear on medication side effects (and how to avoid them), how various treatments have been used and misused, and what a reasonable standard should be. In part three, Mondimore considers how bipolar disorder affects children, adolescents, and women; and how it is affected by alcoholism and drug abuse, seasonal affective disorder and chronobiology, genetics, and other medical conditions such as stroke and hormonal problems. In part four, Mondimore offers real, detailed help for living with the disease. The key is to recognize that bipolar disease is relentless and that the way to keep it at bay is for the patient to be relentless, tooabout getting needed treatment and sticking to it''. Illustrative case studies here make it clear this can be done, but it isn't easy. An absolute gold mine, then, for those with the disorder and their families: thorough, candid, and up-to-date advice, full of new possibilities for help. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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"Exhaustive, scientific, yet compassionate...An absolute gold mine for those with the disorder and their families: thorough, candid, and up-to-date advice, full of new possibilities for help."--'Kirkus Reviews'

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3.0 out of 5 stars Too much emphasis on the meds, Jan 21 2009

By	Carla (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families (Paperback)

This book is more of a text book read. It has too much emphasis on the meds, and not much on alternative coping methods. However, it was good to have the drug descriptions so you can understand a bit more about what you are taking. The author seemed to spend more time on the history and using way too many quotes than on modern day practices. I didn't find this to be a good read, coming from a bi polar patient.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good resource but to much medical jargon, April 22 2004

By	Angela Troester "Moma to 4 boys" (strawberry point, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Buying this book should depend on what you are looking for. This book has a lot of medical stuff like how each medication works in the body. It has pages of info on the synapse of a nerve. I really just wanted some basic info on what this disorder is and how to treat it. I skiped tons of pages because knowing how every drug works wasn't my main objecitve and the doctor decideds what to use on my son anyway. I guess it was to in depth for me and I would have liked more help with "how to handle the manic times with my 8 year old than the synapse of a nerve" I needed symptoms of the disease so I could feel more confidant about the doctors diagnosis. I think this book was ok but it didn't make me convinced of my sons diagnosis. I wanted info on how to help my loved ones deal with my son running around the house in 80 degree weather and a snow suit. When your child is manic and wild at times it seems to others that you are just not strict enough on them but in reality your very hard on the child and it seems that they are out of control and you just have to let the mania run its course. I found that hot baths has helped my son when he is in a fit of rage but this book never told me that!

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Guide, Dec 3 2003

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This is an all-around good guide for patients with bipolar disorder and their families. About the only thing I disagree with the author on is the need for psychotherapy. About the only psychotherapy I get is an occasional visit to a local support group, but I'm doing pretty well. Furthermore, like a very high percentage of manic depressives, I have a low income and my insurance covers only visits to the psychiatrist and meds.

The author has a very interesting chapter on schizoaffective disorder and expresses an opinion on it that I don't believe I've read elsewhere.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Info
This book is a must-have for people with bipolar &/or family members of a loved one with bipolar disorder. Read more

Published on Sep 30 2003 by A. Sims

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book about the illness
Mondimore has assembled an impressive book- pretty well-written, well-organized, generally easy to read, and filled with useful information. Read more

Published on Mar 11 2003 by Avery Z. Conner

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!
I thought this book was great. I have bipolar disorder and I am currently going to school to become a psychiatric nurse. Read more

Published on Nov 12 2002 by Mia

1.0 out of 5 stars A bit condescending and I believe non-empathic.
My least favorite part of this book is where the author laments that bipolar disorder isn't physical and therefore there aren't sufficient clinical tests for the condition (such... Read more