Bipolar II Enhance Your Highs, Boost Your Creativity, and Escape the Cycles of Recurrent Depression--The Essential Guide to Recognize and Treat the Mood Swings of This Increasingly Common Disorder

by Fieve, Ronald R.

• ISBN13: 9781594862243
• ISBN10: 1594862249
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-03
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

Thirty years ago, Dr. Ronald Fieve pioneered the use of lithium for what was then known as manic depression. His book Moodswing was a runaway hit, published in seven countries. Since then, Dr. Fieve has focused on patients with mild bipolaritywhat is now known as Bipolar II. He has discovered that Bipolar II patients arealmost across the boarddriven, successful, high-achieving individuals who, with the right treatment, can actually turn their illness into an asset. In this first book to concentrate exclusively on milder bipolarity, Dr. Fieve explains how newer drugs with fewer side effects are revolutionizing the treatment of Bipolar II. Some people with mild bipolarity may not require drugs at alljust a specific lifestyle program, which Dr. Fieve spells out in this book. In the past, many patients with the illness have resisted treatment because they did not want to give up the euphoria of the highs. But left untreated, the conditions lows can be devastatingsometimes resulting in suicide. Here, Dr. Fieve reveals his remarkably successful treatment program (with results supported by thousands of patient histories) that allows patients to keep the highs while minimizing the lows. And he explains how his program can help turn the illness into a positive and patients into what he calls bipolar beneficials.

Author Biography

RONALD R. FIEVE, MD, is a psychopharmacologist and professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the author of two books: Moodswing and Prozac: Questions and Answers for Patients, Family, and Physicians. He has published hundreds of scientific papers in the field of bipolar and depression research and has contributed to many scientific books and publications. Dr. Fieve lives and practices in New York City.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	ix
Part One: Bipolar II Defined
Chapter 1: The Decade of Bipolar II	3	(28)
Chapter 2: The Bipolar Spectrum at a Glance	31	(34)
Chapter 3: Mood Swing and Family Genetics	65	(21)
Chapter 4: Sleep and Biological Rhythms	86	(23)
Chapter 5: Sex, Drugs, and Other (Mis)behaviors	109	(21)
Chapter 6: The Hypomanic Advantage of Bipolar II Beneficial	130	(27)
Part Two: Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar II
Chapter 7: The Bipolar II Consultation	157	(24)
Chapter 8: Modulating Moods	181	(25)
Chapter 9: Special Situations That Complicate a Bipolar Diagnosis	206	(26)
Chapter 10: Stay-Well Strategies	232	(19)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	251	(2)
APPENDIX: RESOURCES	253	(4)
ENDNOTES	257	(6)
INDEX	263