Bipolar disorder : a guide for patients and families / Francis Mark Mondimore.

[Baltimore] : [Johns Hopkins University Press], [1999]

xi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographic references (p. 257-272) and index

Partial contents: Symptoms, syndromes, and diagnosis -- Treatment -- Antidepressant medications -- Other medications, hormones, and an herb -- Counseling and psychotherapy -- Variations, causes, and connections -- Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents -- Women with bipolar disorder -- Seasonal affective disorder and chronobiology -- Getting better and staying well -- Living with bipolar disorder -- The role of the family.