Section One: Summary Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide. But, on the up side, bipolar disorder can be treated, and people with this illness can …showed first 75 words of 1553 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1553 total…would you like to say about the subject of the biography, the disorder, the text’s coverage of it and or this assignment in general? I feel the book was a good example of what bipolar disorder can “do” to a family. I also feel that our text gave clear indications of treatments and the book confirmed most of those treatments. It was apparent the professional author of A Brilliant Madness did her due diligence.