Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture

by EmilyMartin (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $37.80

  Manic behavior holds an undeniable fascination in American culture. This work seeks to understand mania's appeal and how it weighs on the lives of Americans diagnosed with manic depression. It takes us into the fascinating and sometimes disturbing worlds of mental-health support groups, mood charts, psychiatric rounds and psychotropic drugs.