 |  | | | Manic Depression: How does it affect relationships? | 18 Sep 2006 | | |
Manic depression, also known as bipolar affective disorder, causes extreme highs and lows in a sufferer's mood and can severely affect their ability to function. So, what is it like living with the illness on a day to day basis? How do everyday relationships with friends and family fare? And are there ways to minimise its interference.
Jenni talks to Karen Cowen, a psychologist with first hand experience as the daughter of a manic depressive, and to mother and daughter, Jean and Suzy Johnston, about how Suzy's bipolar diagnosis affected their relationship.
Jean Johnston, "To Walk on Eggshells", The Cairn, ISBN 0954809 2 1 1, Published March 2005 £10.00
Suzy Johnston, "The Naked Bird Watcher", The Cairn, ISBN 0954809203, 2nd edition published August 2004
MDF: The Bipolar Organisation
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