manic-depressive illness

Authors examine manic depression as one of the key factors in a political pathology such as tyranny.

A guide to the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and causes of the psychiatric illness known as bipolar disorder, discussing the pros and cons of various treatments, describing what it is like to live with the disease, and looking at how lifestyle changes can improve the quality of life.

High school senior Sage tries to hide her mentally ill mother and get a popular football player to go out with her, but eventually she realizes that abandoning her real friends and letting herself be manipulated by others does not make her feel better after all.

The author reflects on the legacy of mental illness in his family, discussing the family members who suffered from it, some who committed suicide, and how it effected his relationship with his brother.

Studies the most common of mental syndromes and how it can cause tension or problems at school, work, and home.

A boy whose manic-depressive mother has always told him that his father won a Nobel Prize, spends his time taking care of her and searching for clues to the identity of the Nobel Prize-winning sperm donor, eventually finding a truth he must learn to accept.

Having left her Oregon home to meet a troubled friend in Florida, high-school student Tallulah finds herself stranded in Tennessee and taken in by the employees of a veterinary clinic.

Provides an overview of bipolar disorder, an illness characterized by drastic mood swings; discusses its causes, symptoms, and diagnosis; considers the role of medication, psychotherapy, and other therapies; and offers advice on how to cope with the disorder, and how to get help.

The author, diagnosed with bipolar disorder while still in high school, discusses her experiences after she decided to leave her job as a theatrical producer and travel the country in search of other young manic depressives, on medication, who are highly functional in society.

A guide to dealing with manic depression that discusses what it is, how it is diagnosed, what the common treatments are, how it can affect a patient's daily life, what family members can do to help them cope, and other related topics.