Personality disorder
Some mental health professionals aren't comfortable with the idea that a personality can be disordered. Others accept the existence of such disorders but are unconvinced that mental health services should get involved. For most other mental ... [... more]
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Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, previously called manic depression, is a condition that affects your moods, which can swing from one extreme to another. If you have bipolar disorder, you will have periods, or 'episodes' of depression and mania. The two ... [... more]
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Paul Raeburn
In the tradition of Kay Redfield Jamison's An Unquiet Mind, Acquainted with the Night is a powerful memoir of one man's struggle to deal with the adolescent depression and bipolar disorder of his son and his daughter. Seven years ago Paul ... [... more]
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Petronia Paley
In this novel of family and redemption, a mother struggles to save her eighteen-year-old daughter from the devastating consequences of mental illness by forcing her to deal with her bipolar disorder. New York Times best-selling author Bebe Moore ... [... more]
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Bernard Golden, Ph.D.
New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder Jan Fawcett, M.D., Bernard Golden, Ph.D. and Nancy Rosenfeld Now you can maintain control of your bipolar disorder and begin enjoying life again-today! This book dispels the myths and fears surrounding ... [... more]
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Jan Fawcett, M.D.
Jan Fawcett, M.D., Bernard Golden, Ph.D. and Nancy Rosenfeld Now you can maintain control of your bipolar disorder and begin enjoying life again-today! This book dispels the myths and fears surrounding bipolar disorder. It offers compassionate, ... [... more]
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Manic depression
Understand the symptoms of bipolar disorder and manic depression There's no cure for bipolar disorder, but understanding the symptoms and what triggers an episode can help people to live a normal life. The exact causes of bipolar disorder aren't ... [... more]
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Mania and bipolar disorder (aka manic depression)
Our moods are rarely completely stable and the world would be a very boring place if they were constantly the same, without the little things that make us feel happy or sad. For some, spring is a time of lifted mood as the weather starts to ... [... more]
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Bipolar disorder
Understand the symptoms of bipolar disorder and manic depression. There's no cure for bipolar disorder, but understanding the symptoms and what triggers an episode can help people to live a normal life. The exact causes of bipolar disorder aren't ... [... more]
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Schizophrenia
Few conditions are as misunderstood as schizophrenia. Misleading media reports have led to the perception that people with the illness pose a serious threat to others. But this is a damaging misrepresentation. What are the symptoms? How common is ... [... more]
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Thought diaries
Mood and thought monitoring techniques that you can try yourself If you're feeling depressed or anxious, these are some techniques which might help you to identify the behaviour, feelings and thoughts that are to blame. Before you use these ... [... more]
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Few of us have total control over our thoughts. A moment's reflection will show that we can all think of some occasion when a mental image has popped into our head without warning. What professional help is available? What support is ... [... more]
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