DSM-IV & DSM-IV-TR: |
Bipolar Disorder |
Manic depressive or bipolar Mood Disorders are characterized by dramatic "mood swings" or episodes of Mania, Hypomania, or Major Depression.
American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994
Also: Bipolar I Disorder | Bipolar II Disorder | Cyclothymic Disorder
Practice Guidelines
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American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(children and adolescents) - American Psychiatric Association
- Expert Consensus Guideline Series
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Books and Other Media: Follow the hypertext link to purchase items. |
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- Practice Guideline for Treatment of Patients With Bipolar Disorder (American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines) Paperback 1995
- Behrman, Andy Electroboy : A Memoir of Mania 2002
- Berger, Diane & Lisa, Morrow, William We Heard the Angels of Madness -- One Family's Struggle with Manic Depression Not only is this new book an excellent chronicle of a family dealing with the onset of bipolar disorder in an adolescent son, but it is a thorough resource manual for dealing with this illness. The chapters alternate between the narrative and the clinical. The reading is somewhat more sensible if the odd number chapters dealing with the Wakefield family are read first. The story is essentially a first person narrative by Mark's mother, covering the first years of his illness. As usual, psychosis entered the family like a bowling ball hitting ten-pins, knocked down without a sense of balance and common order. The stricken family members temporarily lose their sense of cohesiveness as Mark begins to travel the nether world of violence, jail, psychotic wonderings, non-diagnosis and intermittent hospitalizations and finally, finding a treatment and recovery program that seems to be effective. For everyone else in this family, this is a period of frequent denial, mutual rejection and ultimate acceptance of Mark's disorder. Generally the family struggles naively to find a way to cope with the fearsome intruder called Manic Depression as it wreaks havoc on the intimate relationships in the Wakefield home. Mark, himself, is represented by frequent excerpts from his own journals. These writings give painfully clear evidence of his progressive intellectual disintegration and his frequently delusional response to the world around him. The sadness of Mark's plight is somewhat offset by his mother's tenacious support of him, as well as by her often naive search for ways to help him. The remaining portions of We Heard the Angels of Madness...(about half the book) deal with the clinical aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder. The authors have done a superb job of researching and organizing the various modalitites of available treatment. This book should take its place on the shelf with such classics as Moodswings. It is definitely essential first reading for the supporters of patients with manic depression. Reviewed by Tom Kolouch, W/AMI
- Court, Bryan L. & Nelson, Gerald E. Bipolar Puzzle Solution - A Mental Health Client's Perspective - 187 Answers to Questions Asked by Support Group Members About Living With Manic-depression Paperback 1996
- Duke, Patti Manic Depression - Voices of an Illness 1992 One hour audio tape.
- Fieve, Ronald Moodswing Paperback 1997 This frequently checked out book is a good beginners book on manic depressive illness. Reviewed by Susan Cleva, W/AMI
- Goodwin, Frederick K & Jamison, Kay Redfield Manic Depressive Illness Hardcover 1990 Many psychiatrists consider this a definitive text.
- Jamison PhD, Kay Redfield An Unquiet Mind Hardcover 1995 | Paperback 1997 | Audio cassette 1995 | Abridged1995 Kay Jamison's book is a superbly rendered account of a professional woman's first hand experience with manic depressive illness (bi-polar disorder). In the book she describes her own and her family's struggle with the early manifestations of her illness, then chronicles her path through exhilarating manias, disastrous depressions and significant relationships with friends, family and professionals. She explores her struggle not only to accept her illness but to accept medication as necessary to her long term survival. Her insights, particularly those regarding her own resistance to medication, illuminates a subject that those without a mental illness can find confusing. Included in the book is a chapter addressing the use of language in relation to the stigma often associated with mental illness. I found her opinions unexpected and instructive and her discussion of the use of humor as a tool for battling mental illness interesting and valuable. Perhaps what lends this work its unique flavor is her perspective as an esteemed academic and professional in medical psychiatry. Not only is she challenged by her illness, but also by her faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry at John Hopkins. Her tale is one of hope and accomplishment in the face of tremendous obstacles. I found the book easy and inspiring to read. Reviewed by Mary Ashworth, MSW, W/AMI
- Jamison, Kay Redfield Touched With Fire - Manic Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament Paperback 1996
- Kaysen, Susanna Girl, Interrupted Paperback 1994
- Girl, Interrupted VHS | DVD (January 14, 2000) -- Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie
- Manning, Stephen When Irish Eyes are Crying Paperback 1997
- Mondimore, Francis Mark Bipolar Disorder - A Guide for Patients and Families (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Hardcover 1999 | Paperback 1999
- Mr. Jones DVD Richard Gere, Lena Olin 1993
- Stuurmans, Rae Screwed with Abandon 1991 This is an easy-to-read, delightful, down-to-earth autobiography by a W/AMI member who lives in Canada and is diagnosed with a manic depressive illness. Reviewed by Susan Cleva, W/AMI