Dimensions of manic-depressive illness
The inner world: mania and depression from the inside
The outer worlds: manic-depressive illness defined
Conditions sometimes confused with manic-depressive illness
Risk factors for developing manic-depressive illness
Onset, course, and outcome
Medications: mood stabilizers
Medications: antidepressants, antipsychotics, and benzodiazapines
Medications: treatment strategies
Nonmedication aspects of treatment
Manic-depressive illness in children and adolescents
Ten special problems: concurrent alcohol and drug abuse, assaultive and violent behavior, medication noncompliance, assisted treatment, homelessness, arrests and jailings, suicide, sex and AIDS, confidentiality, the seduction of mania
Manic-depressive illness and creativity
