Can I tell you about Bipolar Disorder?

A guide for friends, family and professionals

Sonia Mainstone-Cotton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

48 Seiten

2018
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78592-470-5 (ISBN)

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Bipolar disorder affects 2% of people, but what exactly is it? This friendly guide shows readers aged 7+ who know someone with bipolar what the mental illness means, and how it makes people feel and behave. It is a reassuring, easy-to-read resource that dispels fear and promotes better understanding of the effects of bipolar on family life.

If a grownup you love has bipolar disorder, what does that mean? In this friendly guide, 11-year-old Josh tells all about his dad's bipolar, including what mental illness is, and how it can affect patients and their families.

The guide explains in child-friendly terms how different types of bipolar affect people's feelings and behaviour. It is a comforting book that prepares young readers for the hard parts of knowing someone with bipolar, while communicating that bipolar is nothing to be afraid or ashamed of. Providing an excellent starting point for discussion both at home and in the classroom, it also includes a helpful list of recommended sources for additional support.

Sonia Mainstone-Cotton is a freelance trainer, consultant, nurture worker, and the self-published author of Mummy's Got Bipolar. Sonia's mother has bipolar, and she has over 25 years' experience professionally supporting children whose parents have bipolar.

Introduction. 1. Introducing Josh and his family. 2. Mental illness. 3. Bipolar. 4. Highs of bipolar. 5. Lows of bipolar. 6. How Josh feels about bipolar. 7. Enjoying the well times. 8. What can help people with bipolar. 9. Talking about bipolar. 10. How friends can help. 11. How school can help. 12. Services that can support. 13. Recommend reading, websites and organisations.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.02.2018
Reihe/Serie	Can I tell you about...?
Illustrationen	Jon Birch
Zusatzinfo	Approx. 12 line drawings
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 229 mm
Gewicht	75 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-78592-470-2 / 1785924702
ISBN-13	978-1-78592-470-5 / 9781785924705
Zustand	Neuware