About this item
"I wrote Welcome to the Jungle because it's the book I should have been given when I was diagnosed." Bipolar disorder is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric conditions among teens and twentysomethings, yet there are few books out there written specifically for this demographic.This revised edition comes with a new foreword by the author, a revised and expanded discussion on diagnosis, an updated chapter on medication, a new chapter on alternative approaches, a revised and expanded chapter on symptoms, and updated resources. New research on the causes and risk factors for bipolar disorder are also included along with tools for observing patterns and making gentle changes to daily routines that can have a profound effect.Going bravely where no other bipolar book has gone before Welcome to the Jungle offers devastatingly on-target, honest -- and riotously funny -- insights into living with bipolar and answers some of the hardest questions facing people newly diagnosed.
About the Author
Hilary Smith was born in 1986. She grew up in Canada and received a BA in English Literature at the University of British Columbia. Her adventures with bipolar disorder began when she was in her late teens, when constant insomnia and crazy thoughts started making her life a little more "interesting". Now she lives somewhere on the West Coast of the USA (her exact home at any given time is subject to frequent changes, as her and her paramour tend to ramble around the country a lot in pursuit of their dreams) .
Hilary wrote "Welcome to the Jungle" because it is the book she wishes she'd been given when she was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Any comments or letters from readers are welcome. Hilary can be reached at bipolarjungle@gmail.com.
