New Book By Tom Wootton Challenges Everything We Believe About Mental Conditions

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The mental health field is plagued with the bigotry of low expectations. Far too many people are talking about "changing the stigma," while creating the worst stigma of all--the idea that we are not capable of achieving greatness. - Bipolar In Order

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 6, 2010 -

The new book Bipolar In Order: Looking at Depression, Mania, Hallucination, and Delusion from the Other Side defines success in a way that no one ever has. It challenges everything we believe about bipolar from how we define it to how we treat it, and details a clear path to a better life.

By shattering the notions about the end goals of treatment, Bipolar In Order goes beyond the hope and encouragement found in his previous books, Bipolar Advantage and Depression Advantage. It helps people with mental conditions shift their thinking and behavior so that they can lead extraordinary lives.

With chapters by doctors, therapists, and other professionals in complementary disciplines, this book challenges us all to reevaluate our preconceptions, practices, and definitions of successful outcomes when treating mental conditions. It asks every professional working in mental health to see the limits they place on themselves and their patients by not considering what more might be possible. In addition to detailing Results Worth Striving For and the beliefs that are in the way of them, Wootton presents an integrated approach for education, assessment, life planning, and treatment.

"The mental health field is plagued with the bigotry of low expectations. Far too many people are talking about 'changing the stigma,' while creating the worst stigma of all--the idea that we are not capable of achieving greatness." - Bipolar In Order

"Practical yet profound, simple yet deep, in-the-moment yet timeless, 'Bipolar in Order' provides a view of this condition that does not shy away from its devastating consequences but that does promote acceptance, insight, responsibility, and--ultimately--mastery. Although Wootton does romanticize serious mental illness, he and his collaborators provide the essential message that symptom reduction or elimination is far from the main goal of adaptation and intervention. Sure to challenge traditional thinking, this important book is integrative and wise."

Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, UC Berkeley

Excerpts from the book at at the Bipolar In Order Website.

Availability:
Bipolar In Order is available today in paperback and ebook formats as well as video of a talk based on the book. It can be found on Amazon, in local bookstores, and at Bipolar In Order.

About Tom Wootton:
Tom Wootton founded Bipolar Advantage with the mission to help people with mental conditions shift their thinking and behavior so that they can lead extraordinary lives. He challenges many of the pervasive attitudes about mental conditions and charts a different course that looks at the positive as well as negative aspects of mental conditions. He has worked tirelessly to change the paradigm of how we look at and treat mental conditions.

Tom specialized in advanced, accelerative learning systems, which he taught to corporations, colleges, and high schools. His clients included: Visa, HP, Cisco, Ford, British Telecom, NSA, AT&T, Charles Schwab, Nokia, and many more worldwide. He began teaching workshops that he designed for bipolar and depression in 2002.

Tom Wootton has become a widely recognized speaker nationwide as a passionate agent of change in the field of mental health. He has given lectures and workshops for mental health advocacy groups, doctors, professionals, family and friends, and, of course, those who have mental conditions. Mental health clients include Kaiser Permanente, Orange County Behavioral Health, Riverside County Behavioral Health, San Bernardino County Behavioral Health, Mental Health Associations throughout California, and NAMI organizations nationwide.

Other books by the author are The Bipolar Advantage(2005) and The Depression Advantage(2007).

About Bipolar Advantage:

Established in 2002, Bipolar Advantage's mission is to help people with mental conditions shift their thinking and behavior so that they can lead extraordinary lives. Combining the insights of professionals with consumers who have mastered their condition, Bipolar Advantage is at the forefront of fully integrated mental health care. The program addresses physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, relationships and career through integrated education, assessment, life planning, treatment, and results worth striving for.

For more information, visit Bipolar Advantage, or call 1-415-992-5315.

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