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)
InfraPsych - Contains good information on mood disorders and extensive section on medications. (Australian)
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.
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)
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