Living With Someone Who's Living With Bipolar Disorder: A Practical Guide for Family, Friends, and Coworkers PDF
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Living with Someone Who’s Living with Bipolar Disorder IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE WHO HAS BIPOLAR DISORDER, this warm, some- LOWE times humorous, user-friendly book will give you the information you need to deal with COHEN changing moods, turbulent ups and downs, depression, mania, and other behaviors that are disturbing. Designed as a hands-on guide and written in everyday, nontechni- cal language, the book offers practical answers to the most commonly asked questions W about bipolar disorder. h o ’s “A spellbinding look. For those touched personally by this long misunderstood disor- L L der—a must-read that could change your life.” iviv i —PATRICIA CORNWELL, best-selling mystery author ni n gg w w “With this book, Dr. Cohen and Chelsea Lowe will bring palpable comfort to those whose lives have been affected by bipolar disorders.” ithith —GLENN CLOSE, award-winning actress and advocate B S io p m o “This is a much-needed book. Although common, bipolar disorder remains widely le a o r misunderstood. Chelsea Lowe and Bruce Cohen have written a highly accessible book n De full of accurate and useful information.” i s —STEVEN E. HYMAN, provost, Harvard University; former director, National Institute o r of Mental Health d e r THE AUTHORS CHELSEA LOWE is a health writer and essayist and the author of The Everything Health Guide to OCD. She has written feature articles and essays for NPR, Newsweek, A Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and other publications. Practical Guide BRUCE M. COHEN, MD, PhD, is emeritus director of the Harvard University– for affi liated McLean Hospital and the Robertson-Steele Professor of Psychiatry at Har- Family, vard Medical School. Dr. Cohen is a national leader in the study and treatment of Friends, bipolar disorders. and Coworkers PSYCHOLOGY $18.95 U.S. | $22.95 Canada www.josseybass.com Cover art © istock.com Cover design by Jeff Puda E1FFIRS 11/11/2009 12:55:17 Page2 E1FFIRS 11/11/2009 12:55:17 Page1 Living with Someone ’ Who s Living with Bipolar Disorder E1FFIRS 11/11/2009 12:55:17 Page2 E1FFIRS 11/11/2009 12:55:17 Page3 Living with Someone ’ Who s Living with Bipolar Disorder A Practical Guide for Family, Friends, and Coworkers Chelsea Lowe and Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD E1FFIRS 11/11/2009 12:55:17 Page4 Copyright#2010byChelseaLoweandBruceM.Cohen.Allrightsreserved. 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Jossey-Bassalsopublishesitsbooksinavarietyofelectronicformats.Somecontentthatappearsin printmaynotbeavailableinelectronicbooks. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Lowe,Chelsea. Livingwithsomeonewho'slivingwithbipolardisorder:apracticalguideforfamily,friends, andcoworkers/ChelseaLoweandBruceM.Cohen. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-0-470-47566-9(pbk.) 1. Manic-depressiveillness–Popularworks. I. Cohen,BruceM. II. Title. RC516.L692010 616.89'5–dc22 2009033973 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica FIRSTEDITION PBPrinting10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 E1FDED 10/29/2009 9:59:57 Page7 — — Toouragent,GinaPanettieri yourock! and tomysixparentalunits — ChelseaLowe Tomymomanddad,whobothintheirownways spenttheirlivescaringforothers — BruceM.Cohen E1FDED 10/29/2009 9:59:57 Page8 E1FTOC 10/22/2009 19:15:8 Page5 CONTENTS Preface ix Introduction xiii Part One Understanding Bipolar Disorder 1 1 WhatIs(andIsn’t)BipolarDisorder? 3 2 ABrief,ColorfulHistory(andSomeScience)ofBipolar Disorder 19 3 GettinganAccurateDiagnosis 35 4 UnderstandingMedication 53 5 UnderstandingPsychosocialTherapiesandMedical TreatmentOptions 71 Part Two Living with Your Partner 87 6 BuildingaSupportTeam 89 7 BipolarDisordersandtheWorkplace 107 8 CommunicationandCopingSkills 127 9 CopingwithNegativeandDangerousBehaviors 147 v E1FTOC 10/22/2009 19:15:8 Page6 vi Contents 10 Sex,Intimacy,andRelationshipIssues 161 11 SuicideAttempts,Hospitalization,and Commitment 177 12 FamilyMatters 193 Appendix:ExcerptsfromtheDSM-IV-TRDiagnostic CriteriaforBipolarDisorder 209 Notes 233 Resources 237 AbouttheAuthors 245 Index 247
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