Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families and Providers

Fuller E. Torrey, Michael B. Knable

ISBN 10: 0465086640 / ISBN 13: 9780465086641

Published by Basic Books 09/02/2005, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families and Providers
• Publisher: Basic Books 09/02/2005
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465086640
• ISBN 13: 9780465086641
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Surviving Manic Depression is the most authoritative book on this disorder, which affects more than two million people in the U.S. alone. Based on the latest research, it provides detailed coverage of every aspect of manic depression-from understanding its causes and treatments to choosing doctors and managing relapses-with guidance drawn from the latest scientific information. Drs. Torrey and Knable provide thorough, up-to-date coverage of all aspects of the disease, including a detailed description of symptoms (with many direct descriptions from patients themselves), risk factors, onset and cause, medications (including drugs still in the testing stage), psychotherapy, and rehabilitation, as well as information about how the disease affects children and adolescents. Here too are discussions of special problems related to manic depression, including alcohol and drug abuse, violent behavior, medication noncompliance, suicide, sex, AIDS, and confidentiality. Surviving Manic Depression also includes special features such as a listing of selected websites, books, videotapes, and other resources.

About the Author

E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., is president of the Treatment Advocacy Center and Executive Director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. His books include Schizophrenia and Manic-Depressive Disorder, Out of the Shadows, Nowhere to Go, and Surviving Schizophrenia. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

Michael B. Knable, D.O., is Medical Director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs and is Clinical Instructor in Neurology and Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.