This is the story of a book about yoga and depression. Meditation and terrorism. The yearning for unity and bipolar disorder. Things that don't seem to go together, and yet: they do go together. With great accuracy, Thibault de...
Manic-depressive illness
- Author:Carrère, EmmanuelSummary:
- Author:Langlois, RichardSummary:
Les prévisions de l’Organisation Mondiale pour la Santé s’avèrent fort pessimistes en ce qui concerne les problèmes de santé mentale sur notre planète pour les prochaines décennies. Dépressions, troubles bipolaires, troubles anxieux,...
- Author:Blum, JennaSummary:
Twenty years after her bipolar brother's penchant for chasing tornadoes leads to deadly consequences, Karena Jorge finds out that he has escaped from a psychiatric ward, prompting her to join a band of professional stormchasers in hope...
- Author:Summerscale, KateSummary:
From the winner of the Edgar Award and the Samuel Johnson Prize, a cultural history of "everyday madness", The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar,...
- Author:Colbert, BrandySummary:
When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she isn't sure if she'll ever want to go back. But as she settles into her old life, she finds herself falling for someone new … the same girl her...
- Author:Langlois, RichardSummary:
Au milieu des années 90, Richard Langlois traverse un épisode de trouble bipolaire jumelé à une psychose. Le bouleversement est complet. Toute sa vie change. Après des traitements appropriés et des démarches personnelles significatives...
- Author:Hamilton, Suzy FavorSummary:
During the 1990s, three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton was the darling of American track and field. An outstanding runner, a major sports apparel spokesperson, and a happily married wife, she was the model for an active, healthy, and...
- Author:Rowntree, LenoreSummary:
Cluck is a darkly comic novel about Henry, an only child whose mother has bipolar disorder. As a teen, Henry becomes a radio junkie lost in the world of music. As a young man, he becomes obsessed with a female DJ whose evening show...
- Author:Locas, JanisSummary:
Carpe et chienne est l’occasion pour Janis Locas – reconnue déjà pour la vivacité de son écriture dans La maudite Québécoise – de repousser les limites des genres dans une variété de textes parcourant les extrêmes de l’humeur. Le...
- Author:BLACK, HeathSummary:
In Black (a memoir), Heath tells the story of his journey in the world of the AFL in a very honest and brave way. He gives readers an insight into what happened during his time playing football, and how it impacted on his wellbeing,...
- Author:Kraynak, John, Fink, CandidaSummary:
Bipolar Disorder affects many more people than just the millions who suffer from the disease. Like depression and other serious illnesses, bipolar disorder also affects spouses, partners, family members, friends and coworkers. Bipolar...
- Author:Swanson, PeterSummary:
After settling with her husband outside of Boston, Henrietta has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she's found some stability and peace. But when they meet the neighbors next door, she spots a sports trophy...
- Author:R. J. JacobsSummary:
For fans of B. A. Paris and Mary Kubica comes a propulsive, twisting psychological thriller that asks, How can you save someone else if you can't save yourself? After years of learning how to manage her bipolar disorder, Emily Firestone...
- Author:Kimball, MargaretSummary:
In 1988, Kimball's mother attempted suicide on Mother's Day, and this became one of many things Kimball's family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a visual...
- Author:JAMISON, Kay RedfieldSummary:
From Kay Redfield Jamison - an international authority on manic-depressive illness, and one of the few women who are full professors of medicine at American universities - a remarkable personal testimony: the revelation of her own...
- Author:Cooper, R.Summary:
Alex has always known his bipolar disorder made him too flawed for his boyhood hero, Everett. So when his feelings for Everett became overwhelming, he forced a separation that saddened them both but gave Alex the clarity he needed. Now...
- Author:Millard, SteveSummary:
For more than 45 years, Steve Millard has struggled with bi-polar disorder. At his lowest, he was on the absolute brink of suicide, looking down into the abyss. Through his own methods of dealing with this disease, arrived at by trial...