PAGE CONTENTS
(1) Authoritative online information
(2) Recommended books
(3) Resources for significant others of people with bipolar disorder
(4) Medication information
(5) Resources for professionals
(1) Authoritative online information
HelpGuide.org - Bipolar Disorder
National Institute of Mental Health - Bipolar Disorder
New York Times Health Guide - Bipolar Disorder
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA): Education; Wellness (treatment and wellness tools); Peer Support: Support Group Locator; Help Others (Friends & Family Center); For Clinicians
Depression Support Alliance of Oregon
Jim Phelps, MD - Psych Education: Dr. Phelps is a psychiatrist at Samaritan Mental Health in Corvallis, Oregon, and an expert in bipolar spectrum disorders.
(2) Recommended books
Aiken, C. (2020). The depression and bipolar workbook. [Amazon]
Basco, M. R. (2005). The bipolar workbook: Tools for controlling your mood swings. Guilford.
Bauer, M. (2009). Overcoming bipolar disorder. [Amazon]
Caponigro, J. M., et al. (2012). Bipolar Disorder: A guide for the newly diagnosed. New Harbinger. [Amazon]
Centre for Clinical Interventions: Keeping your balance (coping with Bipolar Disorder). A free online workbook produced by North Metropolitan Health Services in Western Australia.
Kogan, J. N., & Gary S. Sachs, Aude Henin, Robert O. Knauz, Michael Otto, and Noreen Reilly-Harrington. Managing Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Behavior Treatment Program - Client Workbook. Oxford University Press. [Amazon]
Miklowitz, D. J. (2010). The Bipolar Disorder survival guide: What you and your family need to know, 2nd edition. Guilford. [Amazon] [Available at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library]
Otto, M. W. (2012). Living with Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Individuals and Families. Oxford. [Amazon] [Entire book available for free online]
Phelps, J. (2017). Bipolar, Not So Much: Understanding Your Mood Swings and Depression. Norton. [Amazon]
Roberts, S. M., Sylvia, L. G., & Reilly-Harrington, N. A. (2014). The Bipolar II Disorder Workbook: Managing Recurring Depression, Hypomania, and Anxiety. New Harbinger. [Amazon]
Van Dijk, S. (2009). The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder: Using DBT to Regain Control of Your Emotions and Your Life. New Harbinger
(5) Resources for professionals
A Spectrum Approach to Mood Disorders: Not Fully Bipolar But Not Unipolar - Practical Management 1st Edition by James Phelps MD [Amazon] (2016)
Ghaemi, S. N., Angst, J., Vohringer, P. A., Youngstrom, E. A., Phelps, J., Mitchell, P. B., McIntyre, R. S., Bauer, M., Vieta, E., & Gershon, S. (2022). Clinical research diagnostic criteria for bipolar illness (CRDC-BP): rationale and validity. International journal of bipolar disorders, 10(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40345-022-00267-3