List Books » Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families and Providers
Authors: E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. E. Fuller, Michael B. Knable
ISBN-13: 9780465086641, ISBN-10: 0465086640
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: February 2005
Edition: Reprint
E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., is president of the Treatment Advocacy Center and Executive Director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. His books include Schizophrenia and Manic-Depressive Disorder, Out of the Shadows, Nowhere to Go, and Surviving Schizophrenia. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.Michael B. Knable, D.O., is Medical Director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs and is Clinical Instructor in Neurology and Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., is president of the Treatment Advocacy Center and Executive Director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. His books include Schizophrenia and Manic-Depressive Disorder, Out of the Shadows, Nowhere to Go, and Surviving Schizophrenia. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.Michael B. Knable, D.O., is Medical Director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs and is Clinical Instructor in Neurology and Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
This book will be a godsend to those affected directly or indirectly by this disease. - Psychology Today
A lucid, thorough guide to every aspect of living with bipolar disorder, Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families and Providers covers symptoms, treatment and advocacy. E. Fuller Torrey (Surviving Schizophrenia), psychiatry professor and Treatment Advocacy Center president, and psychiatry instructor Michael B. Knable explain what mania and depression feel like from the inside, the causes and risk factors, the range of possible medications and treatments, and 10 special problems for manic depressives like alcohol abuse and medical noncompliance. There's also a section on bipolar disorder in children and a list of frequently asked questions. This is a valuable resource for anyone touched by the illness. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
Preface: Manic Depression or Bipolar Disorder? | xv | |
Acknowledgments | xix | |
1 | Dimensions of Manic-Depressive Illness | 1 |
How Many People in the United States Have Manic-Depressive Illness? | 2 | |
How Many People Are Being Treated? | 4 | |
Do Some Groups Have More Than Others? The Hutterites and the Amish | 5 | |
What Is the Prevalence of Manic-Depressive Illness in Other Countries? | 8 | |
Has Manic-Depressive Illness Always Existed? | 9 | |
Is Manic-Depressive Illness Increasing? | 13 | |
What Is the Cost of Manic-Depressive Illness? | 15 | |
2 | The Inner World: Mania and Depression From the Inside | 19 |
Mania | 21 | |
Depression | 31 | |
Mixed States | 38 | |
Awareness of Illness | 41 | |
3 | The Outer Worlds: Manic-Depressive Illness Defined | 45 |
Official Definitions | 45 | |
Are Unipolar Depression and Manic-Depressive Illness One Disease or Two? | 52 | |
Where Does Manic-Depressive Illness End and Normal Mood Swings Begin? | 56 | |
What Is the Relationship of Manic-Depressive Illness to Schizoaffective Disorder and Schizophrenia? | 57 | |
4 | Conditions Sometimes Confused with Manic-Depressive Illness | 63 |
Mania Caused by Street Drugs | 63 | |
Mania Caused by Prescription, Over-the-Counter, and Herbal medications | 67 | |
Mania Caused by Infections | 70 | |
Mania Caused by Head Injuries | 72 | |
Mania Associated with Other Brain Disorders | 74 | |
Mania Associated with Other Illnesses | 75 | |
What Does Secondary Mania Tell Us About Brain Localization? | 76 | |
Manic-Like Behavior in Culture-Bound Syndromes | 77 | |
What Is an Adequate Diagnostic Workup? | 78 | |
5 | Risk Factors for Developing Manic-Depressive Illness | 83 |
Winter Birth | 84 | |
Summer Onset | 86 | |
Urban Birth | 87 | |
Pregnancy and Birth Complications | 88 | |
Prenatal Famine | 89 | |
Prenatal Exposure to Influenza | 89 | |
Severe Stressors in Childhood | 90 | |
Social Class | 92 | |
6 | Onset, Course, and Outcome | 95 |
Factors Affecting Course | 96 | |
Rapid Cycling and Seasonal Affective Disorder | 98 | |
Outcomes and Their Predictors | 100 | |
Stress as a Risk Factor for Relapse | 103 | |
Causes of Death | 104 | |
7 | Causes | 107 |
Studies of Brain Structure | 108 | |
Studies of Brain Function | 113 | |
Genetic Studies | 116 | |
Neurochemical Studies | 121 | |
Studies of Infections and Immunological Factors | 126 | |
Disturbances in Body Rhythms | 129 | |
Endocrine Dysfunction | 130 | |
Kindling and Stress | 133 | |
8 | Medications: Mood Stabilizers | 137 |
Lithium | 137 | |
Valproate (Depakote, Depakene) | 149 | |
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) | 151 | |
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) | 154 | |
Topiramate (Topamax) | 157 | |
Gabapentin (Neurontin) | 158 | |
Calcium Channel Blockers | 159 | |
Essential Fatty Acids | 161 | |
9 | Medications: Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and Benzodiazapines | 163 |
Antidepressants | 163 | |
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) | 164 | |
Burproprion and Other New Antidepressants | 167 | |
Tricyclic Antidepressants | 169 | |
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) | 170 | |
Stimulants | 173 | |
Thyroid Supplementation | 175 | |
St. John's Wort and Other Herbal Remedies | 175 | |
Switch Rate | 176 | |
Antipsychotics | 177 | |
First-Generation, or Typical, Antipsychotics | 177 | |
Second-Generation, or Atypical, Antipsychotics | 180 | |
Benzodiazepines | 185 | |
10 | Medications: Treatment Strategies | 189 |
Treatments for the Different Phases of Manic-Depressive Illness | 189 | |
Acute Mania | 190 | |
Depression | 191 | |
Rapid Cycling | 191 | |
Maintenance Treatment | 192 | |
Frequently Asked Questions About Medications | 192 | |
Do I Really Need to Take All of These Medications? | 192 | |
Do I Need to Take These Medications for the Rest of My Life? | 193 | |
What If I Am Pregnant or Breast-Feeding? | 194 | |
Should Treatment Be Different for the Very Old and the Very Young? | 200 | |
11 | Nonmedication Aspects of Treatment | 203 |
Finding a Good Doctor | 203 | |
Building a Support Network | 206 | |
Psychotherapy | 207 | |
Reducing Stress | 212 | |
Mood Charts | 213 | |
Electroconvulsive Therapy | 214 | |
Insurance Issues | 215 | |
SSI and SSDI | 217 | |
12 | Manic-Depressive Illness in Children and Adolescents | 221 |
Clinical Aspects | 222 | |
Diagnostic Aspects | 225 | |
Treatment Aspects | 228 | |
13 | Ten Special Problems | 233 |
Concurrent Alcohol and Drug Abuse | 233 | |
Assaultive and Violent Behavior | 237 | |
Medication Noncompliance | 240 | |
Assisted Treatment | 244 | |
Homelessness | 248 | |
Arrests and Jailings | 251 | |
Suicide | 253 | |
Sex and AIDS | 258 | |
Confidentiality | 259 | |
The Seduction of Mania | 263 | |
14 | Manic-Depressive Illness and Creativity | 267 |
Biographical Studies of Mental Illness in Creative People | 269 | |
Studies of Psychiatric Illness in Living Artists | 272 | |
Mental Illness and Creativity in Relatives | 274 | |
Direct Measurements of Creativity in People with Mental Illness | 275 | |
The Effects of Psychotropic Medications on Creativity | 276 | |
15 | Commonly Asked Questions | 279 |
Should I Tell People? | 279 | |
What Are the Chances That Other Family Members Will Get Manic-Depressive Illness? | 281 | |
How Does It Affect Family Members? | 283 | |
How Does It Affect Siblings? | 286 | |
How Does It Affect Spouses? | 287 | |
How Does It Affect Children? | 288 | |
16 | Issues for Advocates | 293 |
Advocacy Organizations | 294 | |
Scientologists, Antipsychiatrists, and "Consumer Survivors" | 295 | |
Research Funding and the National Institute of Mental Health | 297 | |
Stigma and Public Education | 299 | |
Exemplary Individual Advocates | 301 | |
Appendix A | Review of Books | 307 |
Appendix B | Selected Websites | 329 |
Appendix C | Review of Videotapes | 333 |
Appendix D | Useful Resources | 337 |
Notes | 341 | |
Index | 379 |