Websites

There are a number of other websites that have useful information about bipolar disorder and its treatment. You can browse these through the links shown below:

National Institute for Mental Health (US) - Contains excellent information on bipolar disorder. (American)

Psycheducation - Good information about bipolar disorder with a focus on Bipolar II written by American psychiatrist Dr Phelps. Useful site to send people learning about the diagnosis for the first time.

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation - Site on bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. Good information for professionals with audio/lectures from experts on treatment issues. (American site)

Further bipolar sites are provided on our 'Helpful links' page.

Further Reading

Bipolar Disorder: What the GP needs to know, Philip B. Mitchell, Bronwyn Gould. MedicineToday 2004; 5(8): 46-51. Provided with permission. [PDF, 74KB]

Bipolar II Disorder: Modelling, measuring and managing, Gordon Parker, Cambridge University Press (2008).

Mastering Bipolar Disorder - An insider’s guide to managing mood swings and finding balance, Edited by Kerrie Eyers and Gordon Parker, 2008, Allen & Unwin (2008).

Mood Disorders: Recognition and treatment, Joyce PR, Mitchell PB (Eds). Sydney, UNSW Press, 2004

An Unquiet Mind, Kay R Jamison, New York, Knopf, 1997

Life on a Roller Coaster: Living well with depression and manic depression, Madeleine Kelly, Sydney, Simon & Shuster, 2000

Fairytales in Reality, Margo Orum, Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 1996

Dealing with Depression: A common sense guide to mood disorders, Gordon Parker, Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 2004. (The 2004 second edition has an expanded section on bipolar disorder)