Our newsletter Smooth Sailing features reviews of books about depression and bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), prepared by DRADA's book review committee.

Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Jamison, Kay Redfield, Ph.D.
Covers general information about suicide, its history, the psychological patterns that underlie suicide attempts, suicide's biological component, and suicide prevention. It also includes stories about persons who have attempted or committed suicide.

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Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, by Francis Mark Mondimore, M.D.
In Bipolar Disorder, Dr. Mondimore has focused on information that patients and families really want and need about the illness more commonly known as manic depression. The comprehensive and authoritative coverage in the 277 page book ranges from brain imaging to practical ways to reduce the risk of relapse.

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The Perspectives of Psychiatry, by McHugh, Paul R., M.D., and Slavney, Phillip R., M.D., 2nd ed.
Dr. McHugh, chairman of the psychiatry department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Dr. Slavney provide four conceptual approaches to psychiatric illnesses, described in the review.

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Personal History, by Katherine Graham.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning book is an introspective account of the life of an exceptional woman, former publisher of the Washington Post. The review describes her frank discussion of her husband's bipolar illness.

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Stronger than Death: When Suicide Touches Your Life by Sue Chance, M.D.

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Undercurrents: A Therapist's Reckoning with Her Own Depression. by Martha Manning.
The author uses episodes from her own personal and professional life to portray the course of her severe depression, including her successful treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

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An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.
Dr. Jamison describes with candor and wit how her bipolar illness shaped her personal and work life. The review includes quotes from the book, describing her feelings of depression.

Lonely, Sad and Angry: A Parent's Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents, by Barbara D. Ingersoll, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
The authors give a readable overview of symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of depression in the young. The review describes the topics covered.

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