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In an effort to treat a debilitating mood disorder, Ayelet Waldman undertook a very private experiment, ingesting 10 micrograms of LSD every three days for a month. This is the story--by turns revealing, courageous, fascinating and funny--of her quietly psychedelic spring, her quest to understand one of our most feared drugs, and her search for a really good day.

A really good day : how microdosing made a mega difference in my mood, my marriage, and my life / Ayelet Waldman.

The first biography of the ground breaking Australian doctor who discovered the first pharmacological treatment for mental illness. In 1948, there was no medication for bipolar illness. Sufferers from the illness would live their lives if they survived in and out of asylums accumulating life's wreckage around them. But late in 1948 that changed, when an Australian doctor, John Cade, discovered a treatment that has become the gold standard for bipolar illness lithium. John Cade changed the course of medicine with his discovery of lithium; yet today most doctors have never heard of his name. His discovery has stopped more people from committing suicide than a thousand 'help' lines, yet few counsellors know of him. And it has saved hundreds of billions of dollars in health care costs enough to rival a nation's economy but you can bet that no politician has the slightest idea of who John Cade was. Lithium is the penicillin story of mental health; the first effective medication discovered for the treatment of a mental illness; and it is, without doubt, Australia's greatest mental health story.

xi, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Finding sanity : John Cade, lithium and the taming of bipolar disorder / Greg de Moore and Ann Westmore.

"This book has been specifically written and illustrated for people who are suffering from bipolar disorder. It is also a practical guide for everyone who is closely or otherwise involved with this mental illness [...] This is not a textbook. You don't have to read it from cover to cover or in any particular order. You can read and re-read parts of it. The poems and the narrative strip were designed with this in mind [...] We hope that this book will serve as an anchor in periods of confusion or lonliness. We intend it as a source not only of practical tips and concrete information, but also of support and peace."--From text.

64 pages : illustrations, charts (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm

Anything or nothing : self-guide for people with bipolar disorder / Marc De Hert, Erik Thys, Geerdt Magiels, Sabien Wyckaert ; English version in collaboration with Dr Allan Young and his team.

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Anything or nothing : self-guide for people with bipolar disorder / Marc De Hert, Erik Thys, Geerdt Magiels, Sabien Wyckaert ; English version in collaboration with Dr Allan Young and his team.

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