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    Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, 3rd Edition
    Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, 3rd Edition
    Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, 3rd Edition
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    Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, 3rd Edition

    Written by Francis Mark Mondimore, MD

    Narrated by Barry Abrams

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    About this audiobook

    Compassionate and comprehensive, Dr. Francis Mondimore's pathbreaking guide has helped thousands of people and their loved ones cope with bipolar disorder. Now in its third edition, Bipolar Disorder has been thoroughly updated with new information about the causes of the disorder, tools for diagnosis, and advances in treatment. Dr. Mondimore surveys new medications for treating bipolar disorder, including asenapine, iloperidone, paliperidone, lurasidone, and oxcarbazepine, exploring the benefits and potential side effects of each. He also reviews the scientific studies that back up claims for recommended nutritional supplements, such as omega-3s and NAC-and tells you which ones to leave on the shelf.

    Dr. Mondimore discusses recent changes in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and reviews the exciting new findings of the largest multicenter evaluation of best-treatment practices for bipolar disorder ever carried out, the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD). He describes how these findings, gleaned from the treatment experiences of thousands of patients, will improve treatment decisions.

    With insight and sensitivity, Dr. Mondimore makes complex medical concepts easy to understand and describes what it is like for people to live with bipolar disorder. He recommends changes to daily routines and lifestyle that will improve the quality of life for patients and offers expert advice on planning for emergencies and identifying when and how to seek help. Throughout the book, Dr. Mondimore focuses on the importance of building a support system for everyone affected by this unpredictable illness.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 11, 2018
    ISBN9781541448438
    Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, 3rd Edition

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    • 5/5
      Bipolar disorder (previously termed manic-depression) is a serious mental illness and requires medication and often counseling to treat. This mood disorder increases the likelihood of suicidal outcomes. Though relatively common, many patients find coping with the illness difficult. First, the patient must come to terms with his/her own frailty. Then, the patient must find appropriate help for the ailment. Finally, she/he must educate a support structure to handle future difficulties with the illness. Fortunately, this scientific guide provides much insight in one place about all the issues today’s patients must confront.Mondimore is an eminent psychiatrist and clinician at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He writes with obvious empathy and knowledge borne from much study and experience. Main topics covered include defining the disease, treatments, causes, variations, connections with other conditions, and getting and staying better. The book can serve as a comprehensive “driver’s manual” to this difficult disorder.Often, a newly diagnosed patient does not know where to turn for more information about their condition. The amount of change required to deal with bipolar disorder can be overwhelming. This work, now in a fourth edition (meaning that it’s proven helpful for over a decade), presents the latest science and clinical wisdom. If you are a new patient and want to get on with your life by overcoming your new illness, Mondimore’s guide will provide you with almost all of the information you need.As advertised, this book is especially geared to bipolar patients, whether new or longstanding, and to those who support them in life. Clinicians and counselors might also find it helpful in helping their own clients achieve success in life. It’s filled with science and pearls gained from medical expertise (and annotated with copious endnotes), not just helpful tips common in similar books. Along with the works of Kay Redfield Jamison (another Hopkins clinician), this work stands to help a generation of those sick with this serious mental illness.
    • 5/5
      Excellent resource. Not only does the author describe symptoms and treatment options, he also goes into the history of the diagnosis, including early treatment methods that didn't work and ones that did but were neglected for decades. For example, in the wake of WWII, highly effective therapeutic treatments developed by German doctors were discarded after the revelation of abuses inflicted on victims of the Nazis. Informative, well-written, and sympathetic, this is not a one-size-fits-all book but a description of a broad spectrum that recognizes as many manifestations, prognoses, and possibilities as there are persons with the disorder. Highly recommended for anyone diagnosed or living with someone who is.
    • 5/5
      As a parent to a child with pediatric bipolar disorder I am constantly in search of new resources that will help ease the day to day digressions, which occur with this roller coaster diagnosis. I am continuously learning new concepts, as I struggle to meet the demanding needs of my child. As the months have passed since her diagnosis, I have found myself more accepting of her future and not feeling so helpless. With newer resources and a better understanding of the disease, my child has a much brighter future. This book is a great resource that dives into the many aspects of bipolar and covers all facets of the disease. It discusses both childhood and adult bipolar disorder; as well as other mood disorders. This book is geared toward the family members, so it is written very well. It is made for the parents to understand and covers medical terminology in a more broken down manner. Historical aspects of the disease are included which covers medication, diagnostics, and hospitalization. This book is an absolute must for those that have a child who is battling this challenging disorder. I believe the only real issue that I had was the fact that it was a little out dated. I am curious to see if there is an updated version of the book. So much of the information is still applicable today, but there are many more medications made available now than there was when the book was published. I am very happy to have picked this book up and it was very helpful in my studies and has been useful in my attempt to better understand my child’s illness. I have to recommend this book and I wish other parents the best of luck in there research on bipolar or mental health in general.