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New book explores early-onset bipolar disorder:

Connecting the Pieces: The Discovery of Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder by Diane Kratt and her son, Ethan Martinez (age 12)

Book Review:

I am Not Sick I Don't Need Help: How to Help Someone with Mental Illness Accept Treatment by Dr. Xavier Amador.

Reviewed by Hugh Brady, April 2008

Book Review:

Bipolar Disorder for Dummies by Candida Fink and Joe Kraynak

Reviewed by Don K, December 2006

I Want To Be A Better Person By Tom Wooten www.bipolarinorder.org

Release from the Hospital - Getting Home Is Just the Beginning
When your family member returns home from the hospital, it is important to realize that he or she is not “cured” and can not simply resume a normal life. Discharge from the hospital indicates that your family member is improving and is no longer a danger to self or others, but this is just the first step towards recovery.
This article discusses how recovery progresses in many areas of life.