Includes index.

Previous edition: published as Bipolar disorder for dummies. 2016.

Getting started on your bipolar journey. Grasping bipolar disorder: symptoms and diagnosis -- Exploring possible causes: the brain and body science of bipolar disorder -- Obtaining a diagnosis, developing a treatment plan, and building a team. Getting an accurate diagnosis -- Building your treatment plan -- Building a winning mood-management team -- Managing the biology of bipolar disorder. leveling moods with medication -- Coming to terms with medications and their side effects -- Expanding your biological treatment options -- Addressing bipolar disorder across diverse communities -- Developing essential survival skills. Exploring self help and professional therapies -- Making lifestyle adjustments -- Communicating effectively -- Solving problems and resolving conflict -- Planning ahead for a mood episode -- Dealing with the fallout. From hospitalization to recovery -- Returning to work...or not -- Overcoming financial setbacks -- Assisting a friend or relative with bipolar disorder. Supporting your loved one -- Dealing with crisis situations -- Supporting your bipolar child or teen -- The part of tens. Ten tips for managing bipolar -- Ten ways to help a loved one with bipolar disorder.

Describes the symptoms and treatment options of bipolar disorder and offers advice on living with the illness.