Product Description

Seven years ago, John McManamy was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Through his successful Web site and newsletter, he has turned his struggles into a lifelong dedication to helping others battling depression and bipolar disorder reclaim their lives. In Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder, he brilliantly blends the knowledge of leading expert authorities with the experiences of his fellow patients, as well as his own, and offers extensive information on: Diagnosing the problem. Associated illnesses and symptoms. Treatments, lifestyle, and coping. The effects of depression and bipolar disorder on relationships and sex. With a compassionate and eloquent voice, McManamy describes his belief that depression is a wide spectrum that reaches from occasional bouts of depression to full-fledged bipolar disorder. The first book to help patients recognize this diversity of the disorder, Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder will help sufferers begin to reclaim their lives.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9356 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

About the Author
A holistic guide to living well with depression and bipolar disorder from a patient advocate whose newsletter reaches 16,000 subscribers/month and whose website receives 100,000 visitors/month. Six years ago, John McManamy, a successful financial journalist with a law degree, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Through his successful website and newletter, he has turned his struggles into a lifelong dedication to helping others struggling with depression and biopolar disorder reclaim their lives. In this book he will share his own experiences and struggles and those of his fellow patients, while offering a guide to making the most out of life with these challenging disorders. This book will offer a holistic approach to battling depression and BD, including everything from diagnosis to associated illnesses and symptoms to medication and talk therapy and even what to expect and how to cope with the effects these disorders have on relationships and sex. This will be the first book to help patients recognise the diversity of their disorder, while offering wide-ranging solutions to keeping their lives in order and living well.

Customer Reviews

The most up to date & readable book on the subject out there
I was fortunate enough to get an advanced copy of this book from Mr. McManamy. Now, I am one of those people who struggle with my Bipolar I disorder and buy every book out there on the subject hoping to find something new, or something I can learn I didn't know on my illness.

I've been a reader of Mr. McMan's website for years, and his book does not dissapoint. John McManamy has a unique talent for taking the most complicated things and writing about them in a clear, concise BUT READABLE language. The patient stories he uses for examples brings the illness home to both those who suffer and illuminates it for the family and friends who try to understand but cannot.

I know there are many books out there on depression and bipolar. Some good, some bad. But if I was on a desert island and could onl bring one book on this subject, this would be the book I would choose. It's a real keeper.

The book I wish I'd had 11 years ago
John MacManamy deserves a big heartfelt thank you from all people suffering from a mood disorder and their loved ones. I was diagnosed with bipolar 11 years ago exactly. I live in Italy. I had no resources to read. Then my sister read a review of Dr Jamison's "An Unquiet Mind" in TIME and called me. "This is you to a t", she said. I ordered the book, read it in a few hours and didn't feel so alone any more. In her book Dr Jamison pleaded with her colleagues to listen to patients and read their writings. Now psychiatrists have no excuse not to listen. John MacManamy has written the definitive self-help handbook and overview from the patient's perspective. Both Kay Jamison and John suggest that it's very hard for someone on the outside to understand what manic depression feels like. Still, for those who are willing to at least make the effort and jump the fence of stigma, this is as good a starting point as we'll ever get. Thank you, John!

easy to understand
very good book--easy to understand--good quality and prompt delivery--would recommned book to those who have the condition or freinds, family etc to gain an insight into Bipolar.