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Books

Mondimore, Francks Mark. Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Families. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1999.

Whybrow, Peter C. A Mood Apart. New York: Harper Collins, 1997.

Organizations

American Psychiatric Association. Office of Public Affairs. 1400 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. (202) 682–6119. http://www.psych.org .

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. 200 North Glebe Road, Suite 1015, Arlington, VA 22203–3754. (800) 950–6264. http://www.nami.org .

National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association. 730 North Franklin Street, Suite 501, Chicago, IL 60610. (800) 826–3632. http://www.ndmda.org .

National Institute of Mental Health. 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7C–02, Bethesda, MD 20857. (301) 443–4513. http://www.nimh.nih.gov .

Web sites

"Ask NOAH About: Bipolar Disorders." NOAH: New York Online Access to Health [Online]. http://www.noah.cuny.edu/mentalhealth/mental.html#BipolarDisorder (accessed on October 7, 1999).

Bowden, Charles L. "Choosing the Appropriate Therapy for Bipolar Disorder." Medscape Mental Health. [Online] http://www.medscape.com (accessed on October 7, 1999).

Bowden, Charles L. "Update on Bipolar Disorder: Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Prognosis." [Online] Medscape Mental Health, http://www.medscape.com (accessed on October 7, 1999).