Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Sarah Owen began her career in journalism in 1994 at Cosmopolitan magazine, before going freelance and writing health and wellbeing features for a range of newspapers and glossy magazines, including the Express, Daily Mail, Sunday Times, Marie Claire and Psychologies. Sarah has also been involved in creating online content and patient support programmes to help people manage long-term health conditions.
Amanda Saunders has worked as a writer, editor and senior communications professional for almost thirty years. This has included writing for the National Childbirth Trust and working as head of internal communications at the London School of Economics, before more recently becoming a deputy director of communications at the House of Commons, a non-political role.
The authors are first cousins and four members of their close family (Amanda’s mum; Sarah’s sister and late dad; their shared grandfather) have bipolar disorder.
<p>"This excellent new guide to bipolar is structured around the kind of key questions that anyone encountering the condition for the first time would want to ask."</p>
Pendulum - The Journal of MDF The Bipolar Organisation
<p>"With its useful glossary and many in-line notes of explanation, this book could provide a good initial orientation to bipolar disorder for the newly-diagnosed, their families and carers."</p>
Your Voice - Member Magazine
Written in a highly-accessible question and answer format, this comprehensive and compassionate guide draws on the latest research, a broad range of expert opinion, numerous real-life voices and personal experiences from people with bipolar. With a list of useful resources, it is both the perfect first port of call and a reference bible you can refer to time and time again.
From how to recognize the symptoms to how to explain to a child that their parent has been diagnosed, first cousins Amanda and Sarah – who have four close family members diagnosed with the condition – explore and explain absolutely everything that someone with bipolar disorder (and those who live with and love them) needs to know.
Updated edition of one of the most respected introductions to Bipolar Disorder
Written in an easy-to-navigate question-and-answer format, this useful and compassionate guide explores and explains absolutely everything that someone with bipolar disorder (and those closest to them) needs to know about the condition: from how to recognise the symptoms to how to deal with stigma in the workplace. Drawing on a broad range of expert opinion, the very latest research, numerous real-life case studies, and their own personal experience of bipolar in their family, Sarah Owen and Amanda Saunders offer practical advice and emotional support to inform and empower anyone whose life has ever been touched by bipolar disorder.
Sarah Owen has been a health journalist for UK newspapers and glossy magazines, such as Psychologies and Cosmopolitan, for fourteen years.
Amanda Saunders has worked as an editor and writer for The National Childbirth Trust in the UK for the last eleven years.
The authors are cousins and three members of their close family have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
"Should I ever worry about myself or another close family member developing the condition, this book will answer any questions that I might have in the most friendly and uncomplicated style. It really is Bipolar Disorder – the Ultimate Guide that stands as a unique and approachable reference book for those with the condition and their loved ones."
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Sarah Owen began her career in journalism in 1994 at Cosmopolitan magazine, before going freelance and writing health and wellbeing features for a range of newspapers and glossy magazines, including the Express, Daily Mail, Sunday Times, Marie Claire and Psychologies. Sarah has also been involved in creating online content and patient support programmes to help people manage long-term health conditions.
Amanda Saunders has worked as a writer, editor and senior communications professional for almost thirty years. This has included writing for the National Childbirth Trust and working as head of internal communications at the London School of Economics, before more recently becoming a deputy director of communications at the House of Commons, a non-political role.
The authors are first cousins and four members of their close family (Amanda’s mum; Sarah’s sister and late dad; their shared grandfather) have bipolar disorder.