Bipolar Puzzle Solution.
by Bryan L. Court, Gerald E. Nelson MD
Paperback - 160 pages (October 1996)
Accelerated Development
"187 Answers to Questions Asked by Support Group Members About Living With Manic-depression - A great resource for those with manic-depressive illness! Bipolar Puzzle Solution is a unique book written by a mental health client (with a psychiatrist's commentary). It contains actual questions from members of bipolar disorder support groups and covers the whole person: physical, emotional, and spiritual components of recovery." Pendulum Book Review
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Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families
by Francis Mark Mondimore M.D.
Paperback - (May 15, 1999) 277 pages
"A guide to the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and causes of this potentially devastating psychiatric illness, formerly known as manic-depression. Mondimore (psychiatrist and clinical faculty member at the U. of North Carolina) offers practical advice for getting the most out of the various treatments that are now available<-->from medication, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive treatment to new approaches such as transcranial magnetic stimulation. He also describes problems that are unique to women, forms the illness takes in children and adolescents, the genetics of the disease, and ways to cope with the stigma of psychiatric diagnosis. Throughout, he focuses on the importance of building a support system, of planning for emergencies, and of giving one's self permission to seek help." Book News, Inc.
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His Bright Light: The Nick Trania Story. 
by Danielle Steel
New York, NY: Delacorte Press: 1998
"Nick Trania lived for punk rock, succumbed to heroin addiction, and died of suicide. In a moving memoir, his mom, Danielle Steel, takes us through her 19 twister-like years with her son Nick who was haunted by manic depression."  Amazon Review.
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I am Not Sick I Don't Need Help! 
by Xavier Amador, Anna-Lisa Johanson
Vida Press: 2000  
"Lack of insight in people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is the major cause of many of the worst aspects of their illness, and may be the most recalcitrant since it is difficult to treat someone who thinks that nothing is wrong. Dr. Amador has spent the better part of two decades conducting research on this topic and has been the world's most influential scientist in this important area of work. In this book, he prescribes detailed interventions to help families and therapists deal with lack of insight and the many difficulties it causes people with major mental illness. Yet Amador is not an academic preaching from an ivory tower. His poignant personal experiences with people with schizophrenia, including his brother and close friend, are laced throughout this thoughtful, moving, and indispensable book. "I am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help!" is an essential guide to anyone who knows, loves or treats someone with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder." Herbert Pardes, President, New York-Presbyterian, The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell and, past Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
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