Title: The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
Review: This is an excellent informational resource for those who have little to no knowledge of bipolar disorder. However, in many respects this referrence minimizes the severity of the illness and oversimplifies the complexities of the disease. Much attention is given to "mood charting" which is an untested theory that has proven to be a futile waste of time in my own personal experience with bipolar disorder. Since the "moods" of bipolar disorder do not follow any predictable pattern (e.g. the sine curve), "mood charting" is of little benefit. Furthermore, and even more alarming, this reference presupposes that the sufferer can self-diagnose their own "mood" state at any given moment. Nothing could be further from the truth. The patient would be better off seeking the assistance of a voodoo priestess.
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