Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder by Julie A Fast

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder by Julie A Fast

Bipolar disorder is characterized by alternating periods of dramatically manic behaviour and episodes of extreme sadness and hopelessness, often with periods of normalcy in between. Those close to sufferers may experience feelings of constant uncertainty about the bipolar individual's mood. Specifically for the partner of a bipolar individual, learn how to control episodic crises and create a loving, healthy and supportive relationship. Find out what type of coping approaches work and which do not. Know when to call for help. All of the tactics in this book offer relief, engender a greater sense of stability and reassures the partner that this is absolutely achievable with patience and good advice.

Julie A. Fast is a world leading mental health expert on the topics of bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and psychosis. She is the bestselling author of Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder and Getting it Done When You're Depressed. Julie is a critically acclaimed international speaker, health care professional trainer and sought after media source on the topic of mental health treatment and management. Julie lives with bipolar disorder and a psychotic disorder, also called schizoaffective disorder. Julie's work offers a balanced, well researched perspective on serious mental health disorders and their impact on the person with the diagnosis as well as family members and partners. Julie's goal is to prevent bipolar disorder in the next generation.

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ISBN 13	9781572243422
ISBN 10	1572243422
Title	Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
Author	Julie A Fast
Series	New Harbinger Loving Someone Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New Harbinger Publications
Year published	2004-02-01
Number of pages	208
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