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Editorial Reviews

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A magnificent book deserving the highest marks! Profoundly engrossing, comprehensive, and its uniqueness is its message of "hope." -- Arthur Petacque, investigative reporter, 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winner

Creative, authoritative, state-of-the-art; from three perspectives, will profoundly impact the lives of patients and their families. -- Martin Keller, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University

Delivers its promise! Dissipates stigma that inhibits sufferers from seeking treatment, and transforms shame to compassion. -- Sol Wachtler, former Chief Judge of New York and author of After the Madness: A Judge's Own Prison Memoir--from Manhasset, New York

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This easy-to-read book demystifies the illness and teaches without scaring. A real addition to mental health literature! -- Alan Schatzberg, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Well-documented, solid medical information, and useful tips on self-awareness, relationships, overcoming stigma. Find empathy, compassion, optimism. -- Ada Kahn, Ph.D., author, of Stress A-Z Sourcebook for Facing Everyday Challenges

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (September 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761530088
• ISBN-13: 978-0761530084
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #547,429 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Hope offers an excellent introduction to a complex topic, October 5, 2000

By	Janet Hale Tabin (Highland Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews

A collaboration of three writers, New Hope for People With Bipolar Disorder speaks to a broad audience. Coming from three perspectives, the book sometimes speaks *to* the bipolar sufferer and sometimes speaks *for* the afflicted individual or family. While providing advice to the manic-depressive, to people in intimate relationships with manic-depressives (parents and spouses) and to friends, acquaintances and colleagues of manic-depressives, the book also makes appeals to the medical profession and other service providers, to the insurance industry and to the general public.

Speaking to the individual suffering from bipolar disorder or related afflictions, three chapters on the biological and medical aspects serve as an up-to-the-moment primer for the lay person. A solid backgrounder, this section prepares the patient for a more informed and engaged relationship with his or her doctors and other medical providers.

Likewise for the sufferer himself or herself, chapters on psychotherapy, self-help and support groups compile the best advice and guidance the field has offered over the past decade.

While much of the information useful to the patient himself or herself is also useful to family and friends, chapters on living with afflicted people and on suicide prevention speak more directly to individuals in these positions.

Finally, chapters on stigma and on bipolar disorder in children and adolescents address the larger community. Doctors and medical providers are asked to keep current with improving treatment options and regimes. Insurance providers are implored to grasp the essentially medical nature of these illnesses and handle coverage as other medical coverage is handled. And, finally, the authors entreat the general public to engage a sense of compassion and understanding to reduce the stigma associated with these and other emotional illnesses.

Written in a remarkably fluid, readable style, New Hope For People With Bipolar Disorder deserves a place on many a bookshelf.

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't seem to kick your "depression"? Read this., June 22, 2001

By	Carol C. "ccjello" (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Bipolar disorder is often underdiagnosed and/or misdiagnosed as depression, particularly for people who have Bipolar II disorder (where severe depressive episodes are sandwiched between periods of mild or hypomania), who often feel sick and seek treatment only when they're depressed -- and thus are diagnosed as depressed or dysthymic. Without proper treatment of the bipolar disorder, things won't improve. This book really opened my eyes to what bipolar disorder is all about and why it is often hard to diagnose. On average, persons suffering from bipolar disorder see four psychiatrists and suffer for over ten years before they are diagnosed properly. This book is jam-packed with useful information -- facts on symptoms, common behaviors of sufferers, the different types of bipolar disorder, information on medication, and anecdotes from people suffering from bipolar and their families. It's also very clear and readable. I certainly wouldn't recommend self-diagnosis, but this book may help you help your psychiatrist make a proper diagnosis or help you understand a loved one.

91 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bipolars MUST read this book!, July 18, 2001

By	Gina M.L.R. (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews

I am 24 and have been bipolar my whole life. When meds and therapy just weren't enough to help me, I started reading books. This is by far the best, most helpful, informative, and well-written book on Bipolar Disorder. Written by 2 psychiatrists and a woman with bipolar disorder, this book touches on a broad range of topics from new medical findings to how to productively live with the disease and even has 2 color pictures of depressed and normal brains! It has helped my battle with the illness dramatically!