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BIPOLAR, NOT SO MUCH

James Phelps Chris Aiken

Understanding Your Mood Swings and Depression

The whole concept of depression is being reexamined and recognized to form a spectrum of problems, from common depression on one end to full bipolar disorder on the other.

Depression confuses the mind, strips away hope, and causes people to blame themselves for an illness they never asked for. Right now, the whole concept of depression is being reexamined and recognized to form a spectrum of problems, from common depression on one end to full bipolar disorder on the other. In between are huge numbers of people who don’t have bipolar disorder but don’t have common depression either. They’re in the middle of the mood spectrum, and this book is for them. The book helps readers identify what type of depression they have; walks them through the variety of treatments now available, both medical and alternative (lifestyle changes); and presents the most important things readers and their families can do to help themselves and their loved ones. This book comes on a wave of increasing understanding of mood disorders and their treatment and will offer readers hope in the face of debilitating mental challenges. Chris Aiken, MD, is the director of the Mood Treatment Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. James Phelps, MD, is director of the Mood Disorders program at Samaritan Mental Health in Corvallis, Oregon.

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Book Published 2017-01-01 by Norton Professional Books

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This book is packed with information that will enable patients to understand their bipolar spectrum disorder, how to collaborate with their provider, and how to use important methods of self-management of their moods. My work is greatly enhanced when patients come armed with this knowledge. Families and patients will appreciate the informal tone of this book and the demystification of these concepts.

Explaining the concept of the mood disorder spectrum can be a formidable task for any psychiatric provider. Kudos to Drs. Aiken and Phelps for addressing this challenge by providing an easily accessible understanding of the mood disorder spectrum and its treatment, including how to live well with the diagnosis by offering lifestyle tips and numerous online resources. This will be my go to book for patients and their families!

Perfect book for the patient. Great information and many pearls, including how to help your doctor help you. I highly recommend it.

This book is a must-read for all psychiatrists and therapists who work with those on the mood spectrum as well as their families. The authors are thought leaders who are able to translate their clinical experiences and the medical literature into language all can understand.

Drs. Aiken and Phelps have provided a great yet easy-to-read book for those with depressive and other symptoms that have burdened them and their loved ones for too long. When antidepressants and therapy alone don't work, Bipolar, Not So Muchoffers insights into what may be the real diagnosis. This informative book gives important clues to better identify the different shades of depressive and bipolar disorders. From those clues, it guides people towards the steps they need to recover. It includes up-to-date reviews of medications, natural and lifestyle approaches, as well as useful tips for living more effectively with mood problems in relationships and at work.