Coping with Bipolar Disorder: A CBT-Informed Guide to Living with Manic Depression - Softcover

Jones, Steven; Hayward, Peter; Lam, Dominic

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851686991 ISBN 13: 9781851686995

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Fully updated and revised, this new edition of Coping with Bipolar Disorder draws on the combined expertise of three leading specialists to offer a comprehensive and practical guide to the causes, treatment, and implications of bipolar disorder, or manic depression. Designed for people with the condition and those close to them, the authors use cognitive behavioural therapy to provide straightforward help with managing and controlling the condition, featuring advice on such key areas as mood monitoring; managing money; housing and social support; and sustaining happy relationships.

With real-life case studies, helpful chapter summaries and a full list of support organizations and web groups, this guide will both inform and empower all those who live with the bewildering turbulence of bipolar disorder.

About this title

About the Authors

Steven Jones is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research at Lancaster University.

Peter Hayward is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust in London, and an Honorary Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, London.

From the Back Cover

Coping with Bipolar Disorder draws on the combined expertise of three leading
specialists to offer a comprehensive and practical guide to living with the
symptoms and effects of bipolar disorder. Drawing on aspects of cognitivebehavioural
therapy it provides straightforward help with managing and controlling
the condition.
This positive handbook:
• Explains the causes and symptoms of bipolar disorder (manic depression)
• Outlines the treatment regimes and professional help available
• Shows you how to monitor your mood
• Provides effective strategies for sustaining happy relationships
With real-life case studies, helpful chapter summaries, and a full list of support
organizations and web groups, this indispensable guide will both inform and empower all
those who live with the bewildering turbulence of bipolar disorder.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851686991
• ISBN 13: 9781851686995
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 168