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Mindfulness for bipolar disorder : how mindfulness and neuroscience can help you manage your bipolar symptoms / William R. Marchand ; cover design by Amy Shoup ; edited by Brady Kahn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marchand, William R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bipolar disorder.
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
- Self-care, Health.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, California : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "[Marchand's] book is a breakthrough in the advancement of the treatment of bipolar disorder, as a more intractable condition. In this book, readers will find a combination of scientific knowledge and the techniques of meditation as practiced for centuries. As a highly regarded psychiatrist, Marchand is able to offer proven methods for the cessation of suffering. By doing so, he has shown not only his professional acumen, but also his compassionate heart and wisdom in the service of others."-Victor Perri, practicing Zen Buddhist and lawyer for over thirty years in areas including labor, employ
- Contents:
- ""calming bipolar anxiety""""Recognizing Your Automatic Response""; ""Being Present with Anxiety""; ""Keeping Up Your Practice""; ""chapter 7""; ""Observing Your Thinking Patterns""; ""How Automatic Thinking Patterns Develop""; ""How to Recognize Bipolar Autopilot Scripts""; ""Seeing Thoughts As Just Thoughts""; ""Seeing Yourself on Autopilot""; ""Mindfulness in Your Everyday Bipolar Life""; ""chapter 8""; ""Working with Mania and Desire""; ""Desire Is Almost Always with Us""; ""Being Present with Excessive Desire""; ""Encountering Barriers""; ""chapter 9""
- ""Finding Happiness and Joy""""Living Mindfully with Bipolar Disorder""; ""appendix""; ""more options for your mindfulness practice""; ""glossary""; ""suggested reading""; ""references""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 11, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 9781626251861
- 162625186X
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