Download or read book The A Z Guide to Good Mental Health written by Jeremy Thomas and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get real about depression with The A-Z Guide to Good Mental Health by Jeremy Thomas and Tony Hughes. 'Everything you have always wanted to know about mental health but were afraid to ask' - Stephen Fry Are you plagued with these questions? -- HOW CAN I COPE WHEN LIFE THROWS ME OFF COURSE? HOW CAN I SEEK HELP? HOW CAN I SUPPORT A LOVED ONE? Our mental health is at times robust, at times incredibly vulnerable, and always essential to our very being. This informative and entertaining insider's guide is a rich and truthful exploration of mental health - informative but at the same time full of humour, candour and hope. The unique combination of dialogue between the authors - one a sufferer from manic depression (also known as bipolar disorder), the other his doctor - alongside a comprehensive A-Z section, provides a fascinating insight into the subject, and contains a wealth of information on prevention, treatments, and advice on how and where to get help. Topics include: the symptoms of illness, denial, relationships, self-esteem, suicide, creativity, alcoholism and addiction; handled with warmth and humanity throughout. Ultimately, Jeremy Thomas and Tony Hughes hope that The A-Z Guide to Good Mental Health will simply help a few people in the same boat. Jeremy Thomas is a novelist and has written screenplays for television and film. He lives in West London and Greece with his wife and black Labrador, Ecco. www.jeremythomas.co.uk Dr Tony Hughes is a General Practitioner. After postgraduate hospital work he went to Australia and held a post as senior house officer in psychiatry. He also lives in West London. www.drtonyhughes.co.uk

Download or read book You Don t Have to be Famous to Have Manic Depression written by Jeremy Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's time to throw out all those old hang-ups about mental illness. Every other family in the land is or has been affected by depression and it's time to realise that good mental health is as important as physical. This entertaining and informative book will debunk the jargon, shake off the taboos and give fascinating insight into a complex subject. At its heart are the two authors, because Jeremy was diagnosed years ago with manic depression and Tony is his doctor. The first part of the book is a wonderfully winding dialogue between them, similar to John Cleese and his therapist in 'Families and how to Survive Them'. The second part is in the style of a Rough Guide, a one-stop resources shop. Jeremy and Tony are honest, knowledgeable, funny and poignant as they explore the thin line between sanity and mental illness. And ultimately, they hope the book may simply help a few people in the same boat"--Publisher's description.

Download or read book You Don t Have to be Famous to Have Manic Depression written by Jeremy Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 2006 and time to throw out all those old hang-ups about mental illness. Every other family in the land is or has been affected by depression and it's time to realise that good mental health is as important as physical.This entertaining and informative book will debunk the jargon, shake off the taboos and give fascinating insight into a complex subject. At its heart are the two authors, because Jeremy was diagnosed years ago with manic depression and Tony is his doctor. The first part of the book is a wonderfully winding dialogue between them, similar to John Cleese and his therapist in 'Families and how to Survive Them'. The second part is in the style of a Rough Guide, a one-stop resources shop.Jeremy and Tony are honest, knowledgeable, funny and poignant as they explore the thin line between sanity and mental illness. And ultimately, they hope the book may simply help a few people in the same boat.

Download or read book Touched With Fire written by Kay Redfield Jamison and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1996-10-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive work on the profound and surprising links between manic-depression and creativity, from the bestselling psychologist of bipolar disorders who wrote An Unquiet Mind. One of the foremost psychologists in America, “Kay Jamison is plainly among the few who have a profound understanding of the relationship that exists between art and madness” (William Styron). The anguished and volatile intensity associated with the artistic temperament was once thought to be a symptom of genius or eccentricity peculiar to artists, writers, and musicians. Her work, based on her study as a clinical psychologist and researcher in mood disorders, reveals that many artists subject to exalted highs and despairing lows were in fact engaged in a struggle with clinically identifiable manic-depressive illness. Jamison presents proof of the biological foundations of this disease and applies what is known about the illness to the lives and works of some of the world's greatest artists including Lord Byron, Vincent Van Gogh, and Virginia Woolf.

Download or read book A Lifelong Journey written by Sarah Russell and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has provided a wellness view of manic depression. Although the stay well stories and plans do not represent all people who experience manic depression, these stories fill an important gap in our understanding of manic depression. Rather than focus only on the 'burden' of manic depression, it is crucial to also listen to people who stay well. These stories provide proof that people with manic depression can aspire to full lives.

Download or read book Brilliant Madness written by Patty Duke and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For nearly twenty years, until she was correctly diagnosed at age thirty-five, she careened between periods of extreme euphoria and debilitating depression, prone to delusions and panic attacks, temper tantrums, spending sprees, and suicide attempts. Now in A Brilliant Madness Patty Duke joins with medical reporter Gloria Hochman to shed light on this powerful, paradoxical, and destructive illness. From what it's like to live with manic-depressive disorder to the latest findings on its most effective treatments, this compassionate and eloquent book provides profound insight into the challenge of mental illness. And though Patty's story, which ends in a newfound happiness with her cherished family, it offers hope for all those who suffer from mood disorders and for the family, friends, and physicians who love and care for them.

Download or read book A First Rate Madness written by Nassir Ghaemi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller “A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . .” —The Boston Globe “A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi’s book deserves high marks for original thinking.” —The Washington Post “Provocative, fascinating.” —Salon.com Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center, offers a myth-shattering exploration of the powerful connections between mental illness and leadership and sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: The very qualities that mark those with mood disorders also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. From the importance of Lincoln's "depressive realism" to the lackluster leadership of exceedingly sane men as Neville Chamberlain, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.

Download or read book A Brotherhood of Tyrants written by D. Jablow Hershman and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-10-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Stalin were three tyrants, and the effects of their brutal regimes are still with us. Each attained absolute power, and misused it in a gargantuan fashion, leaving in his wake a trail of hatred, devastation, and death.In A Brotherhood of Tyrants, D. Jablow Hershman and Julian Lieb uncover manic depression as a hidden cause of dictatorship, war, and mass killing. In comparing these three tyrants, they describe a number of behavioral similarities supporting the contention that a specific psychiatric disorder - manic depression - can be one of the key factors in such political pathologies as tyranny and terrorism.Manic depressive disorder has also produced the great destroyers in history - when in addition to ambition and egotism have been added large measures of ruthlessness, willfulness, utter intolerance of criticism, a consuming need to dominate others, paranoia, and megalomania.Focusing on these three dictators, A Brotherhood of Tyrants argues that manic depression has always been, and continues to be, a critical factor in compelling some individuals to seek political power and to become tyrants. It powerfully demonstrates how this disorder is the source of many of the typical characteristics - including grandiosity and megalomania - of a tyrannical personality and provides a manual for the identification of the psychotic tyrant.In their epilogue, the authors outline the clinical signs of manic depression as described in the classic studies of the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926). They apply these clinical signs and symptoms to the pathologies of four notorious mass killers of recent times: David Koresh, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jim Jones, and Colin Ferguson. They argue that if these individuals had been identified in time as manic depressives, they could have been successfully treated, and hundreds of innocent lives could have been saved.

Download or read book Famous People with Mental Illness written by Jessica Mitchell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Famous People with Mental Illness: Inspiring Stories of Triumph and Hope," Jessica Mitchell unveils a compelling exploration into the lives of iconic figures who have grappled with mental health challenges and emerged victorious. Through these powerful narratives, readers embark on a transformative journey that shatters stigma, offers solace, and ignites the flame of hope. This illuminating book reveals that mental illness knows no boundaries-it touches the lives of celebrities and everyday people alike. With grace and empathy, Jessica delves into the lives of famous actors, musicians, athletes, and artists who have faced the depths of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and more. These captivating stories illustrate that mental health is an integral part of the human experience, regardless of one's status or accomplishments. Key Highlights: - Explore the hidden struggles of luminaries like Winston Churchill, Carrie Fisher, Michael Phelps, Vincent van Gogh, Demi Lovato, Abraham Lincoln, Glenn Close, and many more. - Uncover the challenges they faced under the unforgiving spotlight, the fear of disclosure, and the journey toward recovery. - Witness how these remarkable individuals turned their pain into purpose, adversity into advocacy, and vulnerability into victory. - Gain practical insights and tools for managing your own mental well-being. - Discover how famous figures have used their platform to advocate for mental health awareness, breaking down barriers and fostering compassion. - Embrace the powerful message of hope that transcends the pages of this book, reminding you that recovery is not only possible but achievable. "Famous People with Mental Illness: Inspiring Stories of Triumph and Hope" is a beacon of light in the realm of mental health literature. It is a call to action, urging you to join the movement toward understanding, empathy, and support for those facing mental health challenges. If you seek inspiration, education, and the assurance that you are never alone in your journey, this book is a must-read. Buy it now and embark on a transformative voyage toward hope and healing.

Download or read book Handbook of Medical Psychiatry written by Jair C. Soares and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-03-19 with total page 973 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines attempts to identify genetic risk factors and environmental components contributing to the development of psychiatric disorders. It explores the symptoms, courses, outcomes, treatment responses and aetiologies of a range of psychiatric illnesses to improve disease classification schemes.

Download or read book An Unquiet Mind written by Kay Redfield Jamison and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author. Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic depressions that afflicted many of her patients, as her disorder launched her into ruinous spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide. Here Jamison examines bipolar illness from the dual perspectives of the healer and the healed, revealing both its terrors and the cruel allure that at times prompted her to resist taking medication.

Download or read book You Don t Have to Like It written by T. J. Rumsey and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before you think to yoursel Great, another book written about bipolar disordeask yourself if you really want to know the truth about this horrible disease and how you can let it totally envelop you. This book is my crusade into a world many others live in and how much fight you need to overcome the truth of the disease. It's not about medications or hospitalizations, yet rather a look at trying to accept and cope with what bipolar disorder has to offer.

Download or read book Skywriting written by Jane Pauley and published by Random House. This book was released on 2004-08-24 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Truth arrives in microscopic increments, and when enough has accumulated–in a moment of recognition, you just know. You know because the truth fits. I was the only member of my family to lack the gene for numbers, but I do need things to add up. Approaching midlife, I became aware of a darkening feeling–was it something heavy on my heart, or was something missing? Grateful as I am for the opportunities I’ve had, and especially for the people who came into my life as a result, I couldn’t ignore this feeling. I had the impulse to begin a conversation with myself, through writing, as if to see if my fingers could get to the bottom of it. It was a Saturday morning eight or ten years ago when I began following this impulse to find the answers to unformed questions. Skywriting is what I call my personal process of discovery.” And so begins this beautiful and surprising memoir, in which beloved broadcast journalist Jane Pauley tells a remarkable story of self-discovery and an extraordinary life, from her childhood in the American heartland to her three decades in television. Encompassing her beginnings at the local Indianapolis station and her bright debut–at age twenty-five on NBC’s Today and later on Dateline–Pauley forthrightly delves into the ups and downs of a fantastic career. But there is much more to Jane Pauley than just the famous face on TVs. In this memoir, she reveals herself to be a brilliant woman with singular insights. She explores her roots growing up in Indiana and discusses the resiliency of the American family, and addresses with humor and depth a subject very close to her heart: discovering yourself and redefining your strengths at midlife. Striking, moving, candid, and unique, Skywriting explores firsthand the difficulty and the rewards of self-reinvention.

Download or read book Mind Over Bipolar written by James Bolin and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MIND OVER BIPOLARUnleash The Genius Within YouHello, my name is James M. Bolin. I am a self-made businessman, online marketer, entrepreneur, and a new thought author.I have decided to write this book because I, like several millions of people in the United States and worldwide live with bipolar disorder, including bipolar 1, which is the most common and most serious and bipolar 2 and depression as well. Whenever I mention a bipolar disorder throughout the book, I am including both forms of bipolar as well as depression. In my view, if you have bipolar disorder, assume you have depression. I have never met anyone with bipolar that didn't suffer from depression.However, let's face it. We, those who have been labeled with bipolar disorder are causing a lot of buzz within the press.There are so many myths behind this disease that it gives us a bad rap.Hence, many people believe that if you have bipolar disorder that you are a dysfunctional person and that you are incapable of being a successful, happy and a productive spirit. They think that we are crazy.Not everyone with bipolar disorder, depression is incapable of living a productive and happy life. And surely not everyone with bipolar is a risk to society.This belief couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, I attribute much of my entrepreneurial success to my bipolar disorder and depression. I will discuss this later in the book.Furthermore, many people with bipolar disorder tend to be very intelligent, creative, and actually experience higher than average IQ's.Did you know that throughout history some of the world's most successful people and some of the world's most brilliant minds have bipolar disorder? I like to refer to these people, including myself and you my valued reader as being a member of what I have coined the "Bipolar Club."Famous people within the Bipolar Club include; Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Ludwig Beethoven, Ernest Hemingway, Vincent Van Gogh, Virginia Woolf, Richard Dreyfuss, Thomas Jefferson, Steve Jobs, Estée Lauder, and Charles Lindbergh and possibly Donald Trump just to mention a few.I have written this book for the purpose of helping you unleash the genius within you thus creating a mental super-power.Thus, many people with bipolar disorder may not recognize it, but they may experience an inner genius or an inner talent just waiting to be tapped into.Let's face it, where would we be today without the contributions that so many of these historical images have reached through world history. Hundreds and possibly thousands of bipolar individuals have used their inner genius and creativity to shape and change our world weather knowingly or unknowingly.Perhaps you too may be the next Beethoven or the next Steve Jobs.This is why I have written this book. My goal is to inspire and motivate you to untap the superpower of your inner genius that you very possibly already possess. If you don not naturally poses some form of a superpower meaning some form of a supernatural talent that you may have been boarded by then I want, you learn how to prepare your own natural super power. Trust me when I say, if you have bipolar disorder, including bipolar depression, then the odds are very good that you are highly gifted somehow.Just because you have bipolar disorder and or depression doesn't mean you cannot be a successful person and live an amazing life. And it doesn't entail that you too can't contribute something amazing to the world just like the Steve Job's, and the Hemingway's of the universe.You bear an inner "Super Power." The only difference is that you just need to discover whatever inner genius, and mental super power that you have stored inside of you.My guarantee to you is that no matter how much you scour the internet or the bookstores, you will not find another book like this.

Download or read book Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So written by Mark Vonnegut, M.D. and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than thirty years after the publication of his acclaimed memoir The Eden Express, Mark Vonnegut continues his story in this searingly funny, iconoclastic account of coping with mental illness, finding his calling, and learning that willpower isn’t nearly enough. Here is Mark’s life childhood as the son of a struggling writer, as well as the world after Mark was released from a mental hospital. At the late age of twenty-eight and after nineteen rejections, he is finally accepted to Harvard Medical School, where he gains purpose, a life, and some control over his condition. There are the manic episodes, during which he felt burdened with saving the world, juxtaposed against the real-world responsibilities of running a pediatric practice. Ultimately a tribute to the small, daily, and positive parts of a life interrupted by bipolar disorder, Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So is a wise, unsentimental, and inspiring book that will resonate with generations of readers.

Download or read book When Nothing Matters Anymore written by Bev Cobain and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-12 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain ended his long struggle with depression and chemical dependency by taking his own life. His suicide profoundly affected millions of fans around the world who identified with the music of Kurt and his band, Nirvana. Bev Cobain is Kurt's cousin, and this powerful book is her way of dealing with his death—and reaching out to teens with a life-saving message: You don't have to be sad, discouraged, or depressed. There is help and hope for you. Full of solid information and straight talk, When Nothing Matters Anymore defines and explains adolescent depression, reveals how common it is, describes the symptoms, and spreads the good news that depression is treatable. Personal stories, photos, and poetry from teens dealing with depression speak directly to readers' feelings, concerns, and experiences. Teens learn how to recognize depression in themselves and others, understand its effects, and take care of themselves by relaxing, exercising, eating right, and talking things over with people who care. For some teens, self-help isn't enough, so Bev also tells about treatment options, presents the facts about therapy, explains the differences between various types of helping professionals (psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, physicians, counselors, etc.), discusses medications, and more. This book isn't just for teens who have been diagnosed with depression. It's for any teen who feels hopeless, helpless, and alone. Clear, encouraging, and matter-of-fact, it's also recommended for parents, teachers, and counselors who want to know more about teen depression.

Download or read book On the Edge of Darkness written by Kathy Cronkite and published by Delta. This book was released on 1995-07-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I was ashamed. It was a confession of weakness. For years, depression meant the crazy house. As I look back at it, [my shame] just seems damned foolishness, which is one reason I talk about it now." --Mike Wallace "Toward the end I couldn't get up. I just physically couldn't." --Kitty Dukakis They have made the impossible climb into the spotlight and attained their brightest dreams. But for Mike Wallace, Kitty Dukakis, William Styron, Joan Rivers, and countless other people struggling against the debilitating effects of depression, life's most challenging battle is waged not in the public eye, but in the darkest recesses of the mind. In her brilliant new work, Kathy Cronkite gives voice to dozens of celebrated professionals who have endured--and conquered--the hopelessness of chronic depression. Most of all, this courageous book brings a ray of hope to the 24 million Americans who live in the shadows of this misunderstood disease, yet bravely seek a path toward the light. You will learn: What to do when the sadness won't go away. Why women are most vulnerable to unipolar disorder. How substance abuse can mask the symptoms of depression. The latest therapeutic options for children who are affected by their own--or a parent's--illness. Which effective new treatments can lift the burden of depression--for up to 90 percent of people who suffer from it!