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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Seven years ago, John McManamy was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Through his successful Web site and newsletter, he has turned his struggles into a lifelong dedication to helping others battling depression and bipolar disorder reclaim their lives. In Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder, he brilliantly blends the knowledge of leading expert authorities with the experiences of his fellow patients, as well as his own, and offers extensive information on: - Diagnosing the problem
- Associated illnesses and symptoms
- Treatments, lifestyle, and coping
- The effects of depression and bipolar disorder on relationships and sex
With a compassionate and eloquent voice, McManamy describes his belief that depression is a wide spectrum that reaches from occasional bouts of depression to full-fledged bipolar disorder. The first book to help patients recognize this diversity of the disorder, Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder will help sufferers begin to reclaim their lives. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | John McManamy | | Paperback: | 416 pages | | Publisher: | William Morrow Paperbacks | | Publication Date: | October 17, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0060897422 | | Product Length: | 7.46 inches | | Product Width: | 5.52 inches | | Product Height: | 1.03 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.7 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.8 inches | | Package Width: | 5.3 inches | | Package Height: | 1.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 42 reviews |
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23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 Roads to recovery Oct 30, 2006
By Robert Sealey
McManamy's book is easy to read, clear, well-written and packed with content. The author knows his audience. After years of depressions and other episodes, at age 49, he finally got the right diagnosis - bipolar disorder! His personal struggles taught him which roads lead to recovery. Now he shows us the way.
He addresses the benefits and the risks of the standard treatments for
depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder and he introduces new research,
as well as complementary and nutritional treatments which can
restore normal brain chemistry. Few books written for laymen mention the
practice guidelines of psychiatry. This one does - throughout.
McManamy doesn't just trust meds and more meds. He knows that powerful brain pills help but they also cause problems for some patients. If you are looking for information and hope to live well with your "perfect mental storms", you will love this book!
review by Robert Sealey, BSc, CA
author of Finding Care for Depression, Mental Episodes & Brain Disorders
27 of 29 found the following review helpful:
Bipolar disorder from the well informed patient's point of view. Jan 13, 2007
By Raymond Zablotny
"Doctor Z"
John McManamy has an outstanding ability to describe his and other's experience of having bipolar disorder in all its complexity. He never tries to take the place of the patiet's psychiatrist. He refers his readers to other sources of excellent more detailed clinical information. He tells the human side of the story. He teaches patients how to be better informed consumer's of psychiatric care. He encourages patients to be active participants in their recovery.
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
"Knowledge is Necessity" - McMan's Motto Nov 04, 2006
By Ruth Z. Deming
"Backyard Trees"
As a bipolar patient and also a psychotherapist, I find this to be, hands down, the best guide to living with depression and bipolar disorder ever written. Every issue of concern is addressed within these consummately readable 406 pages, including a superb index and online resources.
Interviews with patients show the wide diversity of the illness, and allow the reader to know we're not alone. A famed psychiatrist is quoted admitting that in medical school he was told "The liver is the most complex organ in the body." Now the psychiatrist admits that "Ninety percent of what we know about the brain we've discovered in the last 10 years."
McMan gives us the necessary hope we need in this most demanding of illnesses, telling us of treatment options and the fact that scientists are constantly working on our behalf. "Partner with your psychiatrist" is a vital message, and he has a delightful laugh-aloud irreverence for many psychiatrists and the meds we're prescribed that make us fat!
As the mother of 2 children, I particularly enjoyed the chapter on "Should We Have Kids?" and John's own candor about himself as the father of a wonderful adult daughter. "Be fruitful and multiply," he says, "but think first."
Not only does this belong on the bookshelf of all folks with mood disorders - and their hopefully helpful family members - but we should also give it as gifts to our local libraries.
58 of 68 found the following review helpful:
 Knowledge is necessity and so is understanding Nov 06, 2006
By David Moyer
The author as patient/expert has blazed a trail for others to follow. If knowledge is necessity, the reader will get an abundance of it here. He describes the experience of depression and mania with poetic elegance. He makes complex ideas understandable, as for example, "Glutamate and GABA represent the yin and yang of neurotransmitters." He demonstrates a healthy cynicism toward the DSM actually suggesting that mental illness may some day be defined by genotype, rendering the DSM obsolete. His description of life style issues and nutrition is commendable, particularly his emphasis on the need for daily vigilance.
Had the author encouraged differential diagnosis to uncover the root cause(s) of each patient's symptoms before describing treatments, I would have been more enthusiastic about the book. There were some incorrect statements and significant omissions. Comments regarding the use of SAMe and St Johns Wort should have included the risk of mania. His statements about Beethoven were incorrect. Based on analysis of his hair, Beethoven suffered from lead levels 42 times higher than those found in the hair of currently living people. The lead likely caused his deafness, his erratic behavior, and, ultimately his death. He did not have bipolar disorder but rather symptoms akin to what the psychiatry profession labels as bipolar disorder, that is, simply an assortment of symptoms meeting certain criteria. All too often in practice this means that regardless of the causes, if you have those symptoms you have bipolar disorder. Does he want the 6% of the population to come forward and identify themselves for treatment?
He does express an openness towards nutritional alternatives, albeit in a section too short for my liking. While sharing inspiring case histories of several who replaced their drugs with nutrients, he does not believe that nutritional supplements can replace psychotropic medications.
Comments about depression and heart disease omit the fact that many medical conditions, including low grade chronic infections such as Lyme disease or C. Pneumonia can impair the heart and trigger depression. His discussion on increased death rates among psychiatric patients omits the fact that in one study, among 554 cases of sudden cardiac death, current use of an anti psychotic drug was associated with a threefold risk of sudden cardiac death, about the same as Vioxx.
The author says that psychiatry saved his life. His writing reflects that. To this reviewer he appears to be beholden to mainstream psychiatry and associated institutions with a few delightful exceptions. Those who have survived mental illness in spite of psychiatry will not find their voice in this book.
For those searching for answers, the book is a must read as long as it is taken with a grain of salt. Knowledge is necessity and so is understanding. A visit to the autism community would have shown the author that many treatable biological causes for behavior across the autism spectrum can be treated, sometimes resulting in a cure.
I applaud when he introduces ideas outside of mainstream psychiatry. I yawn in boredom as he gives us the company line. This review can best be summed up in the author's own words. "Depression isn't the name for it." While he has done a great job in describing the experience, one finishes the book still wondering what that name is.
David Moyer, LCSW, author, Too Good to be True? Nutrients Quiet the Unquiet Brain
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Fills a unique niche Oct 19, 2006
By N. Schiman
"MSW"
I applaud John McManamy for writing an excellent, insightful and information packed book! John has the unique perspective of not only being a very knowledgeable authority on depression and bipolar disorder, but also a consumer himself because of his diagnosis. He is brutally honest about issues ranging from medications, the role of sleep in wellness, the seriousness of the illness . . . there is no sugar coating or glossing over topics. At the same time, John intersperses the book with a refreshing sense of humor and candor. Unlke many books that present the facts in a dry clinical format, this book will bring a smile to your face or have you laughing out loud at comments such as "anyone taking ***** with either of these drugs is simply begging for an audition as the next Macy's Santa" (in reference to medication induced weight gain).
I am a licensed social worker, working in job that brings me in daily contact with families of children with pediatric bipolar disorder. I read and review books on a regular basis, some good, some great, some forgetable. "Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder" is one of my favorites and one that I will be recommending highly.
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