Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder

Introducing The Healthy Mind Guides, a series of books offering original research and treatment options for reversing several so-called mental disorders, written by noted health journalist and author Stephanie Marohn. The series' focus is the natural medicine approach, a refreshing and hopeful outlook based on treating the individual's needs rather than their medical label, and addressing the underlying imbalances -- biological, psychological, emotional, and spiritual.Each book in the series offers the very latest information about the possible causes of each disorder, and presents a wide range of effective, practical therapies drawn from extensive interviews with physicians and other practitioners who are innovators in their respective fields. Case studies throughout the books illustrate the applications of these therapies, and numerous resources are provided for readers who want to seek treatment.More than 3 million people in the United States suffer from bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic-depression). The mood swings from severe depression to manic episodes are characterized by intense activity, disconnected or racing speech and thought, grandiosity or overestimation of one's abilities, impulsiveness, and distractibility. Such profound episodes can be disabling and place a person with bipolar disorder at greater risk for substance abuse, divorce, and job loss. Fortunately, natural medicine therapies can help restore balance to the individual's moods and life.The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder contains more than a dozen therapeutic options and case studies for patients suffering from the condition. Included are interviews with the leading doctors andpractitioners in the fields of homeopathy, biochemistry, allergy-elimination, biological and anthroposophic medicine, shamanic healing, and more.Marohn, Stephanie is the author of 'Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder' with ISBN 9781571742919 and ISBN 1571742913.