National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)[1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org] has information and support groups for families and individuals struggling with mental illness.6 Suggested Books An Unquiet Mind: A personal memoir by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., details this psychiatry ...
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Support groups featuring other families going through the same thing Tips to communicate in meaningful, supportive, and effective ways Methods to support your loved one’s long-term independence One more thing you will be doing is learning to set boundaries. You’ll be learning to take ca...
Professional support groups and networks play a vital role in addressing challenges faced by those living with bipolar disorder and their families. Organizations dedicated to helping those with bipolar disorder provide valuable resources, education, and advocacy. They make it easier for individuals with ...
Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Familiesdoi:10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00598-6McCabeS.OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
FAMILIESPSYCHOTHERAPYSCHOOL psychologySUPPORT groupsBipolar affective disorders are frequent and have severe consequences. The German S3 guidelines outline the principles of evidence-based treatment of this condition. Based on a partnership with service users and their families accessibili...
Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families 107 C H A P T E R 8 Antipsychotic Medications A difficulty that immediately arises in discussing the antipsychotic medications is their unfortunate name. Psychotic is an imprecise term at best, and these medications have many more uses t... ...
This is the book you’ll read when you’ve already read the hundreds of other websites, books and newsletters, attended all the bipolar support groups and workshops and exhausted the patience of your friends and family –and you still don’t have answers for YOU about the best way to be...
simply treat these people as you would any other person. However, the highs and lowscanbe difficult for those who are in daily contact with the person. There are support groups and books that will be of help finding coping skills for partners of Bipolar patients. A good therapist for caregi...
About 1% of adolescents and between 0.2% and 0.4% of children have been diagnosed with the bipolar disorder, although controversy exists about diagnosing the disorder in these groups. The average age of onset of bipolar disorder is 25. However, because of the complexity of the disorder, a ...