Foreword
On balance: Conjuring the metaphor
1 Triumphs and tumbles: Ups and downs of bipolar disorder
2 Dazzling and daredevil: The spiral of mood elevation
3 Sparkling in the spotlight: Creativity and bipolar disorder
4 Damage control: The fallout from a bipolar high
5 Down to the wire: Responses to diagnosis
6 Perfecting balance: Acting on early warning signs
7 The show must go no: Acceptance of bipolar disorder
8 Handling the songs Medication and mood balance
9 Performance and partnerships : Professionals and risk
management
10 The acrobats' pyramid: Family and friends in formation
11 Becoming a ring master: The discipline of self-management
12 Practising the art: Bipolar disorder and the getting of
wisdom
Appendix 1
Perfecting the routine: More bipolar control techniques
Appendix 2
The safety net: A wellbeing plan
References
Kerrie Eyers is a psychologist, teacher and editor with many years
experience in mental health. She is the Publications Consultant at
the Black Dog Institute, Sydney and is editor of Tracking the Black
Dog.
Gordon Parker AO is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of
New South Wales and Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute.
He is a renowned researcher with over 30 years experience with mood
disorders, and is author of Dealing with Depression: A common sense
guide to mood disorders .
Kerrie Eyers and Gordon Parker are co-editors with Tessa Wigney of
Journeys with the Black Dog: Inspirational stories of bringing
depression to heel.'
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