Bipolar 101: A Practical Guide to Identifying Triggers, Managing Medications, Coping with Symptoms, and More [Paperback]

Ruth C. White (Author), John D. Preston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2009

After receiving a bipolar diagnosis, you need clear answers. Bipolar 101 is a straightforward guide to understanding bipolar disorder. It includes all the information you need to control your symptoms and live better. Authored by both a psychologist and a mental health expert who has bipolar disorder herself, this pocket guide is the only book on bipolar disorder you'll ever need.

 

Editorial Reviews

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The best primer ever written on the topic of bipolar disorder.
-Stephen Hinshaw, editor of Psychological Bulletin and chair of the department of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley

From the Publisher

In Bipolar 101, a mental health advocate who has personal experience with bipolar disorder offers this guide to the ten simple--yet not always easy--essential steps readers need to take to control this serious and challenging condition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572245603
• ISBN-13: 978-1572245600
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.7 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Bipolar 101 July 6, 2009

By D. Triche

Format:Paperback

Bipolar 101: A Practical Guide to Identifying Triggers, Managing Medications, Coping with Symptoms, and more
This book was an excellent resource put together in an easy to read format for anyone who has Bipolar or any family and friends who want to learn more about the disease. It contains excellent website resources, easy to understand references on medications, and charts (that you can personalize or design using a spreadsheet like Excel) that chart your moods by triggers, for example. On these points alone I would highly recommend this book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended March 23, 2010

By Kirstin Grimes

Format:Paperback

I try to make it a point to read all the books I can find about bipolar disorder. I was diagnosed 7 years ago as type 2. Its something you can never stop learning about. So when this book came out I checked it out at the library. I have since purchased it I like it so much. It offers everything anyone who was or knows someone who was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder could ever hope to know as of now. It has all the basics and then goes into more specifics. It offers great resources to continue your education on the subject and help make a life of living with bipolar disorder so much easier.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars great to carry in your purse June 7, 2009

By book lover

Format:Paperback

This is a small book, but it contains alot of very good info. I keep it in my purse to read when I'm waiting in the car, or doctors office etc.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book for all types of Bipolar patients September 15, 2009

By E. Bach

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This book is amazing and should be required reading for all person who suffer from all types of bipolar disorders. Not only is it written by someone with Bipolar I, but it is filled with excellent charts for the patient to fill out and discover his/her triggers. It is only filled with hope and compassion.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A good choice on first hearing of the diagnosis November 6, 2010

By Peter Newman

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An excellent book on the practical aspects of day-to-day coping with bipolar disorder. This book is a good choice on first hearing of the diagnosis. The advice comes first hand as Dr. White herself learned to cope with bipolar disorder. It covers the fundamental issues of getting treatment, taking medication, identifying triggers, reducing stress, getting good sleep and more. I am particularly pleased to see education emphasized along with medication and psychotherapy as one of the "three strategies of treatment." We have come a long way since the dark ages of mental illness. Books like this help us to continue that progress.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice easy to undestand bi-polar book February 20, 2013

By Gail A. Linn

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I am a counselor always looking for new bi-polar books with basic info for cliets diagnosed bi-polar. Especially a good guide to one recently diaignosed. It's hard to find an easy read, not too bulky book on such mood disorders. I recommend it to clients and often structure our first few sessions around it. You can never, ever have too much on bi-polar disorder.

4.0 out of 5 stars very informative February 1, 2013

By J. Chipman

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help me to understand my son's moods better, he is bipolar and has a hard time finding the right meds to help him fit into society..

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT BIPOLAR December 19, 2010

By Slow Reader

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EASY READ. EXPLAINS BIPOLAR DISORDER WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM BEING BIPOLAR.DOES NOT HAVE A TEXTBOOK FEEL. HAS A SOFT PERSONABLE TOUCH WITHOUT BEING SOGGY. FULL OF GREAT INFO AND GREAT EXCERSISES.I BOUGHT IT FROM AMAZON, SO SHOULD YOU.