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• ISBN 10: 0393711757
• ISBN 13: 9780393711752
• Author: Chris Aiken

Approaching depression as a complex disorder with many different facets rather than all-or-nothing. Depression confuses the mind, strips away hope, and causes people to blame themselves for an illness they never asked for. This book presents a revolutionary new understanding of the concept of depression and offers readers skills and strategies to manage it.   No longer is this a one-size-fits-all diagnosis, and antidepressants are no longer the one-size-fits-all treatment. Mood disorders are now seen to form a spectrum of problems, from common depression on one end to full bipolar disorder on the other. In between these extremes are multitudes of people who are on the middle of the mood spectrum, and this book is for them. The first part of the book helps readers answer the question, “Where am I on the mood spectrum?” By laying the foundation for understanding this spectrum, Aiken and Phelps highlight the key distinctions that define unipolarity, bipolarity, hypomania, mania, and depression. Readers will be able to discern which definition best fits their experience, and use this understanding to learn which treatment methods will work best.   The authors also empower readers to look beyond antidepressants. They walk readers through new medications for the mood spectrum, and offer a guide to non-medication treatments that anyone can use on their own, from diet and lifestyle changes to natural supplements. The book also discusses other innovative technologies that can aid in recovery, including dawn simulators, mood apps, and blue-light filters.       This thoughtful and beneficial book will offer readers skills and strategies, as well as hope, in the face of debilitating mental challenges.

Table of contents:

Part: One What Type of Depression Do You Have?

One: Understanding the Mood Spectrum

Two: The Down Side: Depression

Three: The Up Side: From Hypomania to Mania, and Everything In-Between

Four: The Mixed-Up Side: When Mania and Depression Collide

Five: A Little Bipolar? How Much?

Six: About Your Diagnosis

Seven: Is It All in the Genes?

Eight: The Living Side: Finding Normal

Part Two: A Healing Lifestyle

Nine: Daily Rhythms

Ten: Light and Dark

Eleven: Managing Insomnia

Twelve: Getting Active

Thirteen: Exercise? How About Just Walking

Fourteen: Diet

Fifteen: Managing Substances

Sixteen: Coming Soon: Bipolar and Technology

Part Three: Treatment

Seventeen: The Right Stuff: How to Find Good Care

Eighteen: Medications: Our Top Choices

Nineteen: Mood-Lifting Stabilizers: The Full Details

Twenty: Antidepressants and Other Mood Destabilizers

Twenty-One: Medications for Breakthrough Episodes

Twenty-Two: Anxiety, Concentration, and Sleep: The Other Poles of Bipolar

Twenty-Three: Natural Healers

Twenty-Four: Knowing When to Stop Medications

Twenty-Five: Live Long and Minimize Side Effects

Twenty-Six: Beyond Medication: Electricity, Magnets, and Depression

Twenty-Seven: Good Therapy

Part Four: Reclaiming Your Life

Twenty-Eight: Relationships

Twenty-Nine: Work and School

Thirty: For Friends and Family

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