Overview

Living with Bipolar Disorder is designed to help patients and their families develop the skills they need to be good consumers of treatment and to become expert partners in the management of this challenging disorder. Drawing on research documenting the strength of combining drug treatments with behavioral interventions for fighting bipolar disorder, the authors of this book take a skill-based, family-and-friends approach to managing the ups and downs commonly experienced with bipolar disorder. Readers will learn how to better recognize mood shifts before they happen, minimize their impact, and move on with their lives. Family members will learn how to recognize potential problems, provide encouragement, practice new coping skills, and understand what a loved one is going through. Living with Bipolar Disorder provides worksheets and forms to help readers reinforce skills and practices learned in therapy, as well as useful information about the details of living with bipolar disorder, advice on the best ways to avoid relapses, and strategies for anticipating problems. In this new edition, the authors have expanded the text to reflect the newest advances in research on the management of bipolar disorder, adding the latest in drug information, advice on selecting a therapist, a discussion of the challenges of transitioning from adolescence to adulthood with bipolar, managing stress, improving relationship and communication skills both with the family and with one's clinician, and more. Living with Bipolar Disorder offers a wealth of effective strategies to reduce the likelihood of episodes of depression or mania and maximize the enjoyment of life.

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Author:   Michael W. Otto (Professor, Professor, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University) ,  Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington (Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry) ,  Robert O. Knauz (Instructor in Psychology, Instructor in Psychology, Wang Ambulatory Care Center, Massachusetts General Hospital) ,  Aude Henin (Scientific Coordinator of Training and Quality Assurance, Scientific Coordinator of Training and Quality Assurance, Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   Updated Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9780199782024

ISBN 10:   0199782024
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   28 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Description of bipolar disorder Chapter 3: medication Names and Common Dosages Chapter 4: Getting in the Habit of Taking Medications Chapter 5: Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorder Chapter 6: Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents and Children Chapter 7: Stress and Schedule Management Chapter 8: Attention to Thinking Biases Chapter 9: Relationships and Communication Skills Chapter 10: Managing Irritability and Anger Chapter 11: Focusing on Life Goals Chapter 12: Mood Charting Chapter 13: Creating a Treatment contract Chapter 14 - Improving Wellbeing

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This useful book from the United States happily crosses the Atlantic with little cultural dissonance. Nursing Standard

This useful book from the United States happily crosses the Atlantic with little cultural dissonance. * Nursing Standard *

Author Information

Michael W. Otto, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at Boston University. Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington, Ph.D. and Robert O. Knauz, Ph.D. are Clinical Psychologists at Massachusetts General Hospital and Instructors at Harvard Medical School. Aude Henin, Ph.D. is Co-Director of the Child CBT Program at Massachusetts General Hospital . Jane N. Kogan, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Gary S. Sachs, M.D. is Founder of the Bipolar Clinic and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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