Comments on: Bipolar Disorder Demystified: Mastering the Tightrope of Manic Depression http://www.bpdfriends.com/books-dvds/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/ #1 Online Support Community for both Borderline Personality and Bipolar Disorders Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:15:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mary Champion http://www.bpdfriends.com/books-dvds/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Mary Champion Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:14:33 +0000 http://www.bpdfriends.com/books/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/#comment-680 I bought the book for a friend who is a shut in. She has a grandson who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The book gave her the information she needed to understand the disorder and also directed her to solutions about specific issues affecting the family. Rating: 5 / 5 I bought the book for a friend who is a shut in. She has a grandson who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The book gave her the information she needed to understand the disorder and also directed her to solutions about specific issues affecting the family.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: C. Carmichael http://www.bpdfriends.com/books-dvds/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-679 C. Carmichael Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:43:44 +0000 http://www.bpdfriends.com/books/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/#comment-679 I love this book. It really helped me with my bipolar disorder while I was in a bad place. I would recommend it to anyone. In fact I recommended it to my mother to read! Rating: 5 / 5 I love this book. It really helped me with my bipolar disorder while I was in a bad place. I would recommend it to anyone. In fact I recommended it to my mother to read!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: an apt word http://www.bpdfriends.com/books-dvds/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-678 an apt word Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:27:26 +0000 http://www.bpdfriends.com/books/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/#comment-678 Having sought help for her own mood disorders off and on since the 70s , Ms Castle is experienced firsthand with talk therapies, alternative cures, and medical approaches to her "brain illness." She believes mood disorders should have no more stigma than a more visible physical illness has, and to that end, she writes. She believes that interventions are critical, making the point repeatedly that lives are at stake. Her sister Barbara took her life in a depressive phase of her own mood disorder. The author also attempted suicide and writes very openly about the problem behaviors she practiced before her brain chemistry became more balanced through medications. <br />My criticism is that the author attempts to do too much, and in the process, becomes redundant with her suggestions and descriptions. If bipolar disorder is a brain illness, she fails to explain why talking therapy alone is sometimes help enough for such sufferers. Or, in another example she cites, belonging to an affirmational group like Toastmasters. And she does not acknowledge that the medical community is divided in this discussion of chemical imbalances in the brain. Since she acknowledges that parenting and personality both make their contributions to bipolar disorder, she has a bit more work to do in demystifying it. <br /> Rating: 3 / 5 Having sought help for her own mood disorders off and on since the 70s , Ms Castle is experienced firsthand with talk therapies, alternative cures, and medical approaches to her “brain illness.” She believes mood disorders should have no more stigma than a more visible physical illness has, and to that end, she writes. She believes that interventions are critical, making the point repeatedly that lives are at stake. Her sister Barbara took her life in a depressive phase of her own mood disorder. The author also attempted suicide and writes very openly about the problem behaviors she practiced before her brain chemistry became more balanced through medications.

My criticism is that the author attempts to do too much, and in the process, becomes redundant with her suggestions and descriptions. If bipolar disorder is a brain illness, she fails to explain why talking therapy alone is sometimes help enough for such sufferers. Or, in another example she cites, belonging to an affirmational group like Toastmasters. And she does not acknowledge that the medical community is divided in this discussion of chemical imbalances in the brain. Since she acknowledges that parenting and personality both make their contributions to bipolar disorder, she has a bit more work to do in demystifying it.

Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Bee http://www.bpdfriends.com/books-dvds/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Bee Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:21:20 +0000 http://www.bpdfriends.com/books/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/#comment-677 Sarah, <br /> <br />An EXCELLENT book for Bipolar and pregnancy, and all the stages of a WOMAN'S life -read 'WOMEN'S MOODS' by Deborah Sichel, Jeanne Watson Driscoll. <br /> <br />This book is unbelievable. It will change your life!!! Rating: 5 / 5 Sarah,

An EXCELLENT book for Bipolar and pregnancy, and all the stages of a WOMAN’S life -read ‘WOMEN’S MOODS’ by Deborah Sichel, Jeanne Watson Driscoll.

This book is unbelievable. It will change your life!!!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Karen J. Wilhelm http://www.bpdfriends.com/books-dvds/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Karen J. Wilhelm Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:28:40 +0000 http://www.bpdfriends.com/books/2009/11/bipolar-disorder-demystified-mastering-the-tightrope-of-manic-depression/#comment-676 i found the book to be very helpful and understanding; it was easy to read, which is very helpful for someone with bipolar disorder. Rating: 4 / 5 i found the book to be very helpful and understanding; it was easy to read, which is very helpful for someone with bipolar disorder.
Rating: 4 / 5

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