Welcome to the jungle : everything you ever wanted to know about bipolar but were too freaked out to ask
Smith, Hilary2010
Books, Manuscripts
Bipolar is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric conditions among teens and twenty-somethings-- yet there are very few books out there written specifically for young people experiencing mental illness for the first time
Main title:
Author:
Imprint:
San Francisco CA Red Wheel/Weiser c2010
Collation:
203 p.
Contents:
What just happened? Life beyond the diagnosis -- Mania, depression, psychosis, Oh my! A whirlwind tour through the episodes of bipolar disorder -- You've got drugs. Wrapping your head around meds -- Shrinks. What they're for and how they can help -- This is your manager speaking. Taming episodes with food, sleep, and exercice -- Grace under fire. Keeping a cool head in crappy situations -- Here be downers. Drugs, booze, and suicide -- The game of life. Bipolar in college and at work -- Voices not in your head. Dealing with friends and family -- Hippie shit that actually works. Herbs, wilderness time, and other ways to help yourself keep yoru shit together -- Hell is finding good insurance. How to get you ass covered in troubled times
ISBN:
9781573244725 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.895 WEL
Local class:
616.895
Language:
English
BRN:
80668
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | NADO Collection | 616.895 WEL | Available |