Table of Contents Bipolar Disorder For Dummies
Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Part I: Boning Up on Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 1: Living La Vida Bipolar
Chapter 2: Demystifying Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 3: A Positive Prognosis with a Proactive Plan
Part II: Taming the Bipolar Beast
Chapter 4: Let’s Get Physical: Ruling Out Other Health Issues
Chapter 5: Getting a Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment Plan
Chapter 6: Building a Winning Mood-Management Team
Part III: Opening the Treatment Toolbox: A Comprehensive, Integrated Approach
Chapter 7: Touring the Bipolar Pharmacy
Chapter 8: Retooling Your Mind through Therapy
Chapter 9: Expanding Your Treatment Options
Part IV: Helping Yourself
Chapter 10: Surviving Your Current Crisis
Chapter 11: Healing at Your Own Pace
Chapter 12: Identifying Your Triggers and Mapping Your Moods
Chapter 13: Restructuring Your Life
Chapter 14: Working Out and Eating Right
Chapter 15: Battling the Urge to Fly Solo
Part V: Assisting a Friend or Relative with Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 16: Supporting Your Loved One
Chapter 17: Planning Ahead for a Possible Crisis
Chapter 18: Backing Your Bipolar Child
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Questions to Ask a Psychiatrist or Therapist
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Fight the High Cost of Treatment
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Help the Bipolar Community
Appendix: A Glossary of Bipolar-Related Terms
Index