The Art of Living A Fractured Life: An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living (Volume 1)
Автор:James Malcolm Gersonde Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 284 ISBN: 1480193216 “Over 6% of the population has at least one thing in common; they suffer from bipolar disorder either diagnosed or undiagnosed.” James Gersonde falls into the former category and has spent the last 35 years dealing with the highs and lows that mark one of the most serious of all mental illnesses. Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder (historically known as manic-depressive disorder) is a psychiatric diagnosis for a mood disorder in which people experience disruptive mood swings that encompass a frenzied state known as mania or hypomania and usually, symptoms of depression. Bipolar disorder is defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition and mood with or without one or more depressive episodes. At the lower levels of mania, such as hypomania, individuals may appear energetic and excitable. At a higher level, individuals may behave erratically and impulsively, often making poor decisions due to unrealistic ideas about the...
