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Posted by Janice on April 16, 2000, at 22:20:36
Hi everyone,
I cannot decide which book to buy on manic depression.
Francis Mondimore's: A Guide for Patients & Families
or
Kay Jamieson's book on Manic-depression. The one that costs $78US.
Does anyone have any opinions on either of these two books? Is one of them considered a better guide to manic depression?
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thanks, Janicehow'd u like that Cam?
Posted by Abby on April 16, 2000, at 23:48:01
In reply to Best book on bipolar…Mondimore's or Jamieson's, posted by Janice on April 16, 2000, at 22:20:36
> Hi everyone,
>
> I cannot decide which book to buy on manic depression.
>
> Francis Mondimore's: A Guide for Patients & Families
>
> or
>
>I don't know anything about Mondimore's book. I love Kay Jamison's stuff, but that book is ten years old, and treatments have changed a lot since then. Why do you want them--scientific, emotional/psycotherapeutic ?
Jamison's book will be in a med school library. Is there one near you? You could look it over first. It has a lot of information on Rorschach tests and WAIS--things I don't know about and don't consider that meaningful, stuff rotted in psychoanalytic theory etc.
Ramblings,
Abby
Posted by Chris A. on April 17, 2000, at 0:47:49
In reply to Re: Best book on bipolar…Mondimore's or Jamieson's, posted by Abby on April 16, 2000, at 23:48:01
Dear Janice,
Mondimore's book is very well done, readable and practical. If I were in practice I would be handing it out to my bipolar patients. I highly recommend it. Jamison and Goodwin's book is a professional text/reference type book. I highly recommend owning Mondimore's book and finding a place where you can check the other one out. My public library has a copy of Jamison/Goodwin. If they were to come out with an updated edition I might consider buying it.Chris A.
Posted by Mark H. on April 17, 2000, at 19:21:44
In reply to Best book on bipolar…Mondimore's or Jamieson's, posted by Janice on April 16, 2000, at 22:20:36
I bought Jamison from the Univ of Washington bookstore 1-800-335-7323 and find it interesting and authoritative (it certainly helps give me credence with my shrink), but truth-to-tell, when I'm really in a trough I can't read very well, so it's just a $78 block of gibberish at that point.
If this other one is good, I'd like to add it to my collection. Thanks for the tip.
Best wishes,
Mark H.
Posted by Janice on April 18, 2000, at 0:40:19
In reply to Re: Best book on bipolar…Mondimore's or Jamieson's, posted by Mark H. on April 17, 2000, at 19:21:44
Thanks, I'm extremely indecisive these days.
The fact that Jamieson's book is 10 years old & more for scientific people made me decide on Mondimore's book.
Janice
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