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Dec 12, 2020, 08:17 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by FluffyDinosaur
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I googled books about bipolar disorder and discovered there are so many more recently published books than I had realized. Although, the books that popped up are more in the self-help genre.
Aside from Kay Redfield-Jamison I've always preferred to read text books, the books that a provider would read and learn from, more than self-help books. I find the self-help books can be superficial, and I want the same information my pdoc has, as much as possible. I used to go to university book stores and read psychiatry and psychology books. Nowadays, though, there's surely plenty of information online.
I did see 1 book I'd like to read - Clinician's Guidebook to Bipolar Disorder. Texts are pricey, of course, but oftentimes libraries have them.
The most recent book I've read about BD is called Chocolate Pudding in Heaven, written by a woman who has BD. It was worth reading, but nothing spectacular.
Soupe recommended a movie to me a couple of weeks ago, it's called "Mr. Jones" (with Richard Gere). I thought the portrayal of a man with bipolar disorder in that film was outstanding. I highly recommend it (try to ignore the illicit affair...that was a stupid addition to the movie that really wasn't necessary). I watched it on Amazon Prime.
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