2. The increased risk of developing a mood disorder from having a first-degree relative who also has a mood disorder is how many times that of someone without that history?

3. When Patty was about 12, where was her mother living?

4. How many pills of lithium does Patty Duke take per day?

5. Who is the assistant professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital at Harvard medical school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bipolar I? What are the symptoms?

2. Discuss the genetic findings for manic-depressive illness.

3. What side effect of lithium causes a strong reaction to Patty Duke when hearing of it?

4. What are the similarities of manic depression and schizophrenia? What are the differences?

5. What do doctors say regarding environmental elements contributing to manic depression?

6. Describe Patty Duke's father.

7. How can doctors distinguish between unipolar and bipolar depression?

8. What did psychotherapy help Patty learn to deal with once she was stabilized with medication?

9. Describe Bipolar II.

10. How did Patty approach her diagnosis with her children, given the genetic factors? What was their reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss unipolar depression, its types, and its differences from bipolar depression. When is medication necessary, and what kind is used in treatment?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symptoms of manic-depressive illness listed early in the book. Is it possible to diagnose the disease based solely on a checklist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss schizophrenia. What are the origins of schizophrenia? How can it resemble manic depression? How does it differ?

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