Turning Black and White into Gray: Mood Disorders: Turning Darkness and Uncertainty into Enlightenment

Bipolar disorder, Tourette syndrome, and associated mood disorders are some of the most misunderstood and challenging disorders encountered today. Many unanswered questions can leave frustrated patients feeling afraid and alone. Available information on them is often vague or technical. Turning Black and White into Gray offers a firsthand account of the everyday lives of adults and children diagnosed with mood disorders. What are they thinking? Why do they act the way they do? How can we help them? Through the personal stories of therapist Sarah Kennedy and patient Keith Conrad, these questions are honestly and clearly addressed. Their stories reach out to assure you that you are not alone in your daily challenges. Melding the personal with the clinical, Kennedy and Conrad share valuable educational information about mood disorders to help others understand what it's like to cope with such a disorder. Turning Black and White into Gray offers encouragement, providing insight and commonsense tips to both comfort and educate. It helps overcome darkness and fear often associated with a mood disorder and provides the enlightenment and coping skills needed to turn black and white into gray.