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Further reading about bipolar disorder (manic depression) and maintaining wellness
Monica Basco and John Rush. (2005). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bipolar Disorder Second Edition. Guilford Press, New York.

Mary Ellen Copeland. (2004). Living without Depression and Manic Depression: A Guide to Maintaining Mood Stability: A Workbook for Maintaining Mood Stability.

Mary Ellen Copeland. (2002). Wellness Recovery Action Plan.*
* Available for purchase from Balance NZ.

Mary Ellen Copeland and Shery Mead. (2004). Wellness Recovery Action Plan and Peer Support: Personal, Group and Program Development.*
* Available for purchase from Balance NZ.

Frederick Goodwin and Kay Jamison. (1990). Manic-Depressive Illness. Oxford University Press, New York. New edition due to be published in 2006.

Julie Fast and John Preston. (2004). Loving Somebody with Bipolar Disorder. New Harbinger Publications, USA.

Jan Fawcett et al. (2000). New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder. Prima Publishing, USA.

Mary Fristad and Jill Goldberg Arnold. (2003). Raising a Moody Child: How to cope with depression and bipolar disorder. Guilford Press, New York.

Kay Jamison. (1995). An Unquiet Mind. Knopf, New York.

Shery Johnson and Robert Leahy. (2005). Psychological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder. Guilford Press, New York.

Peter R Joyce, Sarah E Romans, Pete M Ellis and Trevor S Silverstone (Editors). (1995). Affective Disorders. Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch.

David Karp. (2001). The Burden of Sympathy: How Families Cope with Mental Illness. Oxford University Press, USA.

David Miklowitz. (2002). The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What you and your family need to know. Guilford Press, New York.

Francis Mondimore. (1999). Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

Demitri Papolos and Janice Papolos. (2000). The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood’s Most Misunderstood Disorder. Broadway. New edition due to be published 2006.

Norman Rosenthal. (2005). Winter Blues, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder. Guilford Press, New York.*
* Light boxes are available to purchase or rent from Balance NZ.

Lizzie Simon. (2002). Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D. Atria Books, New York.

Peter Whybrow. (1998). A Mood Apart: Depression, Mania, and Other Afflictions of the Self. HarperCollins, USA.