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Mind Race
A firsthand account of one teenager's experience with bipolar disorder
Patrick Jamieson and Moira Rynn
192 pages
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8 page colour insert
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209x139mm
978-0-19-530905-8
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Paperback
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07 September 2006
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- Optimistic and practical guide designed for adolescents who have this potentially devastating disorder
- Combines professional advice and practical daily management tips, orientated towards teens, with the first-hand experience of the author, diagnosed at age 15
- Features the most up-to-date research findings on bipolar disorder
- Provides an accessible but in-depth look at the causes, symptoms, treatment, and management of bipolar disorder
- Authoritative and insightful, yet humourous and accessible language
- This is one of 12 trade paperbacks in the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative trade series, sponsered by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands as part of a broad effort to educate the public and improve the nation's understanding of and response to adolescent mental illness
New to the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series are books written specifically for teens and adolescents. Each book addresses some of the major mental health issues facing young people today: depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders. They will be written for and by young people who have struggled with and conquered these illnesses themselves. Supplementing this first-person narrative
with the scholarship and expertise of leading psychiatrists and psychologists, the authors will provide such essential information as how to go about getting a diagnosis, what the latest treatment options are, and how to cope with mental illness at home and at school. Using this unique combination of personal narrative and cutting-edge research, these books are designed to help teens and young adults deal effectively with these illnesses and to empower them and their families to act immediately and wisely at getting the best available treatment possible.
The life of a person with bipolar disorder can be tumultuous. The world is made up of many moods: one is fast-paced, frantic, energetic - you are at the top of your game and feeling invincible. Another is so bleak
and dark that basic tasks are nearly impossible - your body no longer abeys simple commands and your interest in the world around you dissolves. Now imagine a third mood: the sudden and volatile mixed state in which both the highs and lows occur simultaneously.
Many of those diagnosed with this disorder are adolescents: young people who often feel isolated, afraid, and unsure of who to talk to or where to turn for help and answers. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 15, Patrick Jamieson knows firsthand the highs and lows and bring his experiences to bear in Mind Race, the first in the Annenberg Mental Health Initiative series written specifically for teenagers and young adults. This is a first-person account, aimed at teens who have recently been diagnosed with bipolar
disorder, combining Jamieson's personal experience with practical advice for young people. Incorporating the medical expertise of psychiatrist Moira Rynn, the author discusses his own challenges and triumphs and offers guidance on issues such as psychiatric hospitalisation, living with mood-stabilising medications, and "what doctors know" about bipolar disorder. In authoritative yet accessible language, he presents the latest in scientific research on the disorder, treatment options, and how to deal with the disorder at home and at school. Included is a detailed FAQ for the recently diagnosed.
With Mind Race, Jamieson offers hope to teens and young adults living with bipolar disorder, helping them to navigate and overcome their challenges so they can lead a full and rewarding
life.
Readership: Adolescents, parents, teachers, school counsellors, clinicians.
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Patrick Jamieson, Associate Research Director of the Adolescent Risk Communication Institute of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and Moira Rynn, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program of the Child and Adolescent Research Service (CAReS), University of Pennsylvania, USA
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1: There and Back: A Bipolar Trip
2: How It All Began
3: What Do Doctors Know about Bipolar Disorder and How Do They Know It?
4: Getting Help
5: The Psychiatric Ward
6: The Illness is Not Our Enemy
7: One in Two Million
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