Posted by Gracie2 on March 9, 2002, at 20:33:29
In reply to But Does it Cause Weight Gain? » Psydoc, posted by fachad on March 9, 2002, at 12:28:18
On my latest trip to Barnes & Noble, I was carrying a pile of books to the check-out counter
along with some Verona coffee - I knew exactly how much money I had to spend, so I had chosen carefully. Then I saw it..."Surviving Manic Depression - A manual on bipolar disorder for patients, families and providers". I put away the coffee (slowly) and most of the other books.I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has been diagnosed as manic depressive. It answers many questions concerning medication, risk factors, substance abuse, research linking manic depression with creativity, and lists books, videotapes and websites related to bipolar disorder. The authors are Fuller Torrey, MD and Michael Knable, DO. It costs about thirty bucks.
Just a few pages into the book, I grabbed a pen and started underlining sentences. The most important, so far:
THE DISEASE IS NOT THE PERSON.I just knew it!
-Gracie
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