Bipolar, Not So Much, Chris Aiken, MD
Bipolar, Not So Much, Chris Aiken, MD
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Bipolar, Not So Much
Understanding Your Mood Swings and Depression

Author: Chris Aiken, MD, James Phelps, MD

Narrator: Charles Constant

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/09/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

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 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 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.

The authors also empower listeners to look beyond antidepressants. They walk listeners 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.

About Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD, is the director of the Mood Treatment Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and an instructor at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is active in medical research and has published on the treatment and diagnosis of mood disorders. Dr. Aiken began his career as a research assistant at the National Institute of Mental Health and completed his medical training at Yale, Cornell, and Duke University Medical Centers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Monica on July 20, 2022

I picked up this book because there is a pattern of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and attention deficit disorder on both sides of my family. some family members are affected more and have full-blown diagnoses of one or more of these illnesses. Others seem to be lightly affected, an......more

Goodreads review by Heather on June 24, 2019

This book talks about how bipolar comes on a spectrum and there are many people who deal with mood issues that don't really fit into depression or bipolar 1 and then gives information for the people who are in the middle of the spectrum. It is easy to read and was incredibly helpful to me. I docked......more

Goodreads review by Jami on February 12, 2025

Outstanding! I started this book not knowing what to expect and wasn't aware of how much I would learn. I am so thankful to have read this book. I have never re-read a book, but this is deserving of a re-read some time in the future, with a pen and notebook near. This is a book that deserves a spot......more