Part I: Boning Up on Bipolar Disorder.

Chapter 1: Living La Vida Bipolar.

Chapter 2: Demystifying Bipolar Disorder.

Chapter 3: A Positive Prognosis with a Proactive Plan.

Part II: Taming the Bipolar Beast.

Chapter 4: Let’s Get Physical: Ruling Out Other Health Issues.

Chapter 5: Getting a Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment Plan.

Chapter 6: Building a Winning Mood-Management Team.

Part III: Opening the Treatment Toolbox: A Comprehensive, Integrated Approach.

Chapter 7: Touring the Bipolar Pharmacy.

Chapter 8: Retooling Your Mind through Therapy.

Chapter 9: Expanding Your Treatment Options.

Part IV: Helping Yourself.

Chapter 10: Surviving Your Current Crisis.

Chapter 11: Healing at Your Own Pace.

Chapter 12: Identifying Your Triggers and Mapping Your Moods.

Chapter 13: Restructuring Your Life.

Chapter 14: Working Out and Eating Right.

Chapter 15: Battling the Urge to Fly Solo.

Part V: Assisting a Friend or Relative with Bipolar Disorder.

Chapter 16: Supporting Your Loved One.

Chapter 17: Planning Ahead for a Possible Crisis.

Chapter 18: Backing Your Bipolar Child.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten Questions to Ask a Psychiatrist or Therapist.

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Fight the High Cost of Treatment.

Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Help the Bipolar Community.

Appendix: A Glossary of Bipolar-Related Terms.

Index.