The Bipolar Relationship

How to Understand, Help, and Love Your Partner

Jon P. Bloch (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2009
Adams Media Corporation (Verlag)
978-1-59869-967-8 (ISBN)

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Discusses common relationship issues within the context of bipolar disorder. This book describes and explains the disorder, so that partners can better understand what their loved one is going through.

Bipolar is a condition that affects peoples' relationships with others as much as it affects their own mental state. When one person in a couple is experiencing the extreme highs and lows of a disorder like this one, it's impossible for their partner not to feel the strain too. Reassuring yet realistic, Dr. Bloch, Dr. Golden, and Nancy Rosenfeld explain what's normal, what's not, what might change, and what definitely won't. They provide information and advice on typical troubling relationship topics, such as: Communication Trust and loyalty Family planning Finances Sex Maintaining a sense of self By understanding the reality of bipolar and what it means for a relationship, couples will relate to each other better today and plan for a successful future together tomorrow.

Dr. Jon P. Bloch is an associate professor of sociological anthropology at Southern Connecticut State University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Indiana University, where he wrote his dissertation on self-identity and the New Age movement. Bernard Golden, PhD is a practicing psychologist for more than thirty years. Nancy Rosenfeld who has bipolar disorder herself, is the author of three other books

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.11.2009
Co-Autor	Bernard Golden, Nancy Rosenfeld
Verlagsort	Holbrook, MA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	245 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
ISBN-10	1-59869-967-9 / 1598699679
ISBN-13	978-1-59869-967-8 / 9781598699678
Zustand	Neuware