Mind Race - A Firsthand Account of One Teenager s Experience With Bipolar

Informationen zum Autor Patrick Jamieson, PH.D., is Associate Director of the Adolescent Risk Communication Institute of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the series editor of the 12-book Annenberg Mental Health Initiative (AMHI) trade series of books for parents and teens. Moira Rynn, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program and of the Child and Adolescent Research Service (CAReS) at the University of Pennsylvania. Klappentext New to the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series are books written specifically for teens and adolescents that address some of the major mental health issues facing young people today. In this volume, the author--himself diagnosed with bipolar disorder as a teen--offers hope to those with bipolar disorder, helping them to navigate and overcome their challenges. Zusammenfassung Part of the "Adolescent Mental Health Initiative" series, this book addresses some of the mental health issues facing young people: depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders. It provides information on getting a diagnosis, treatment options, and coping with mental illness at home and at school.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Jamieson, Patrick E. Jamieson, Patrick Rynn Jamieson, Jamieson Patrick, Moira Rynn, Moira A. Rynn
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.07.2006
• EAN: 9780195309058
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530905-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Adolescent Mental Health Initiative; Adolescent Mental Health Initi; Adolescent Mental Health Initiative; Adolescent Mental Health Initi
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Religion, philosophy, psychology; Guides > Health; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, Psychiatry, Popular medicine & health, Clinical psychology, Popular medicine and health