New Bipolar Blog by Fink and Kraynak
Psychiatrist Candida Fink and freelance author Joe Kraynak, co-authors of ‘Bipolar Disorder for Dummies’, have launched a new blog at Dr Fink’s site. They share self-help tips, treatment strategies, and more. It’s well worth a visit if you or someone you love has been affected by bipolar disorder.
A few years ago, we covered the release of Bipolar Disorder for Dummies (see “New Book: Bipolar Disorder for Dummies”). Now, the same two authors have launched a blog specifically focused on bipolar disorder; you can visit it at psychiatrist Candida Fink’s site.
Some recent gems include Strategies for Treating Bipolar Despression and Bipolar Disorder Self-Help Tips. A few of the latter include:
- Take ownership of your illness.
- Take your medications as prescribed.
- Don’t drink alcohol.
- Sleep seven to eight hours per night…every night.
- Steer clear of stimulants.
See the full article for the other 5 tips and a full explanation of each!
There’s a huge number of bipolar disorder blogs out there, but many of them are simply trying to cash in on demand for information specifically about bipolar disorder. Some are chock full of advertisements and contain little if any original (or worthwhile) material. This one is refreshingly different in that it actually has something to say, and it comes from the perspective of an experienced psychiatrist specializing in bipolar disorder and a talented freelance writer who, perhaps not coincidentally, has his own experience of bipolar disorder: his wife was diagnosed with bipolar in 1999, and he shares his experiences both in the book and the blog.
If you or someone you love has been affected by bipolar disorder, I think the blog is worth a look.
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3rd June 2008
I have heard there is a diet that will help with bi-polar symptoms. Do you know anything about this and where I can get information
2nd July 2008
Re: Diet for helping with Bi-polar symptoms. I am a little new at this, my son was diagnosed 9 months ago. The more I read about ‘brain foods’, the more I can see that good health, meditation, putting stress to rest all help with bi-polar symptoms. Vitamin E, B, C are particularly good as is fish, fresh fruits & vegetables. Our personal experience over-laps with PST, but living a healthy lifestyle goes a long way to helping relieve bi-polar mania. Keeping a relaxing atmosphere definitely helps as well.