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A guide to coping with bipolar disorder which offers information on all theey areas, including medication, dealing with stress, and using psychologicalechniques to cope with manic depression.;"Coping with Bipolar Disorder" isesigned specifically for sufferers of bipolar disorder, their carers,riends and families. It combines definitive coverage of the condition andnformation about treatment with an approach which encourages patients toanage their own psychological health using cognitive behaviour therapy, asell as the more traditional medication regimes. The result is atraightforward book that should empower sufferers, in addition to givinghem necessary advice on such key areas as sleeping habits, coping withtress and anger, and relating to family and friends.