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    Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner

    Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner

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    by Julie A. Fast


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      ISBN-13: 9781572247789
    • Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
    • Publication date: 06/01/2009
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 224
    • File size: 324 KB

    Julie A. Fast, freelance writer and Web master of www.juliefast.com, lives in the Pacific Northwest. She believes that with the right tools, bipolar disorder is a predictable and treatable illness.
    John D. Preston, PsyD, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist and author or coauthor of twenty books. He is professor emeritus of psychology at Alliant International University, and has also served on the faculty of the UC Davis School of Medicine. He has lectured widely in the United States and abroad. He is the recipient of the Mental Health Association’s President’s Award for contributions to the mental health professions, and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association.

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments vii

    Chapter 1 Getting Started 1

    Chapter 2 Treat Bipolar Disorder First 7

    Chapter 3 Multipolar Disorder 18

    Chapter 4 Medication Basics 34

    Chapter 5 The Holistic Treatment Plan 54

    Chapter 6 The "What Works" List 65

    Chapter 7 Bipolar Disorder Triggers 79

    Chapter 8 A Couple Takes Charge 102

    Chapter 9 The Bipolar Conversation 127

    Chapter 10 Your Emotional Response to Bipolar Disorder 144

    Chapter 11 Work and Money l56

    Chapter 12 S-E-X 172

    Chapter 13 What about You? 184

    Chapter 14 The Hard Truths about Bipolar Disorder 196

    Chapter 15 How to Create Laughter and Joy in Your Relationship 210

    Appendix Quick Reference Guide to Medications 219

    Resources 237

    References 239

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    Bipolar Disorder is characterized by alternating periods of dramatically manic behavior and episodes of extreme sadness and hopelessness, often with periods of normalcy in between. Those close to bipolar individuals may experience feelings of fear, loss, and anxiety and a constant uncertainty about the bipolar individual's mood.


    Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder is the first of its kind: written to the partner of a bipolar individual and designed to mend strained relationships. If your partner suffers from bipolar disorder, use this book to learn how to negotiate his or her episodic crises. Find out how to recognize a bipolar conversation. Survive the financial turbulence manic spending may cause. Deal with problematic sexual issues. Know when to call for help. All of the tactics in this book work to offer relief and engender a greater sense of stability.

    Understand that the ultimate goal of this book, the development of a peaceful and loving relationship, is absolutely achievable with patience and good advice.

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    “I am truly impressed with this wonderful book. I will have it in my office and will recommend it to patients’ partners as a matter of course as they go through the journey with this illness.”
    —Steven Juergens, MD
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