Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for You and Your Loved Ones (New Edition)

This book aims to be a resource for anybody with a loved one that suffers from bipolar disorder, or those that suffer from the syndrome themselves. Author Dr. Francis Mondimore explores what the illness is, the science behind what goes on in the brain and how it presents in lived experience, as well as the breakthroughs that have changed our understanding of what the disorder is. With this are analyses of treatments and how effective they can be, including recent treatments like ketamine therapy and TMS, as well as other alternative remedies (those that work and don’t) such as supplements and botanicals. This edition contains a section on the overlap with borderline personality disorder, and how the two can get conflated; and how either can be overlooked, especially in people that present with both. Importantly, it will outline lifestyle approaches that help manage the condition, important logistical aspects of living with the disorder, as well as the role of the family.