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| Preface: Manic Depression or Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Dimensions of Manic-Depressive Illness | |
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| How Many People in the United States Have Manic-Depressive Illness? | |
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| How Many People Are Being Treated? | |
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| Do Some Groups Have More Than Others? The Hutterites and the Amish | |
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| What Is the Prevalence of Manic-Depressive Illness in Other Countries? | |
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| Has Manic-Depressive Illness Always Existed? | |
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| Is Manic-Depressive Illness Increasing? | |
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| What Is the Cost of Manic-Depressive Illness? | |
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| The Inner World: Mania and Depression From the Inside | |
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| Mania | |
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| Depression | |
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| Mixed States | |
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| Awareness of Illness | |
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| The Outer Worlds: Manic-Depressive Illness Defined | |
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| Official Definitions | |
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| Are Unipolar Depression and Manic-Depressive Illness One Disease or Two? | |
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| Where Does Manic-Depressive Illness End and Normal Mood Swings Begin? | |
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| What Is the Relationship of Manic-Depressive Illness to Schizoaffective Disorder and Schizophrenia? | |
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| Conditions Sometimes Confused with Manic-Depressive Illness | |
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| Mania Caused by Street Drugs | |
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| Mania Caused by Prescription, Over-the-Counter, and Herbal medications | |
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| Mania Caused by Infections | |
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| Mania Caused by Head Injuries | |
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| Mania Associated with Other Brain Disorders | |
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| Mania Associated with Other Illnesses | |
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| What Does Secondary Mania Tell Us About Brain Localization? | |
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| Manic-Like Behavior in Culture-Bound Syndromes | |
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| What Is an Adequate Diagnostic Workup? | |
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| Risk Factors for Developing Manic-Depressive Illness | |
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| Winter Birth | |
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| Summer Onset | |
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| Urban Birth | |
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| Pregnancy and Birth Complications | |
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| Prenatal Famine | |
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| Prenatal Exposure to Influenza | |
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| Severe Stressors in Childhood | |
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| Social Class | |
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| Onset, Course, and Outcome | |
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| Factors Affecting Course | |
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| Rapid Cycling and Seasonal Affective Disorder | |
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| Outcomes and Their Predictors | |
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| Stress as a Risk Factor for Relapse | |
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| Causes of Death | |
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| Causes | |
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| Studies of Brain Structure | |
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| Studies of Brain Function | |
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| Genetic Studies | |
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| Neurochemical Studies | |
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| Studies of Infections and Immunological Factors | |
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| Disturbances in Body Rhythms | |
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| Endocrine Dysfunction | |
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| Kindling and Stress | |
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| Medications: Mood Stabilizers | |
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| Lithium | |
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| Valproate (Depakote, Depakene) | |
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| Carbamazepine (Tegretol) | |
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| Lamotrigine (Lamictal) | |
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| Topiramate (Topamax) | |
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| Gabapentin (Neurontin) | |
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| Calcium Channel Blockers | |
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| Essential Fatty Acids | |
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| Medications: Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and Benzodiazapines | |
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| Antidepressants | |
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| Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) | |
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| Burproprion and Other New Antidepressants | |
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| Tricyclic Antidepressants | |
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| Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) | |
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| Stimulants | |
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| Thyroid Supplementation | |
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| St. John's Wort and Other Herbal Remedies | |
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| Switch Rate | |
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| Antipsychotics | |
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| First-Generation, or Typical, Antipsychotics | |
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| Second-Generation, or Atypical, Antipsychotics | |
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| Benzodiazepines | |
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| Medications: Treatment Strategies | |
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| Treatments for the Different Phases of Manic-Depressive Illness | |
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| Acute Mania | |
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| Depression | |
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| Rapid Cycling | |
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| Maintenance Treatment | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions About Medications | |
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| Do I Really Need to Take All of These Medications? | |
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| Do I Need to Take These Medications for the Rest of My Life? | |
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| What If I Am Pregnant or Breast-Feeding? | |
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| Should Treatment Be Different for the Very Old and the Very Young? | |
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| Nonmedication Aspects of Treatment | |
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| Finding a Good Doctor | |
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| Building a Support Network | |
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| Psychotherapy | |
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| Reducing Stress | |
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| Mood Charts | |
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| Electroconvulsive Therapy | |
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| Insurance Issues | |
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| SSI and SSDI | |
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| Manic-Depressive Illness in Children and Adolescents | |
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| Clinical Aspects | |
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| Diagnostic Aspects | |
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| Treatment Aspects | |
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| Ten Special Problems | |
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| Concurrent Alcohol and Drug Abuse | |
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| Assaultive and Violent Behavior | |
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| Medication Noncompliance | |
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| Assisted Treatment | |
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| Homelessness | |
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| Arrests and Jailings | |
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| Suicide | |
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| Sex and AIDS | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| The Seduction of Mania | |
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| Manic-Depressive Illness and Creativity | |
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| Biographical Studies of Mental Illness in Creative People | |
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| Studies of Psychiatric Illness in Living Artists | |
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| Mental Illness and Creativity in Relatives | |
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| Direct Measurements of Creativity in People with Mental Illness | |
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| The Effects of Psychotropic Medications on Creativity | |
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| Commonly Asked Questions | |
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| Should I Tell People? | |
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| What Are the Chances That Other Family Members Will Get Manic-Depressive Illness? | |
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| How Does It Affect Family Members? | |
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| How Does It Affect Siblings? | |
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| How Does It Affect Spouses? | |
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| How Does It Affect Children? | |
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| Issues for Advocates | |
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| Advocacy Organizations | |
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| Scientologists, Antipsychiatrists, and "Consumer Survivors" | |
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| Research Funding and the National Institute of Mental Health | |
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| Stigma and Public Education | |
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| Exemplary Individual Advocates | |
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| Review of Books | |
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| Selected Websites | |
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| Review of Videotapes | |
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| Useful Resources | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |