Dealing Bipolar Family Member

Having a family member with bipolar disorder can be a challenge and takes patience and compassion. In coping with a family member’s bipolar disorder, it is important to support your family member, take care of yourself physically and emotionally, and educate yourself about bipolar disorder.

Topics that explained:

* Understand family member’s behaviors

* Support family member

* Monitor medication compliance

* Assist during manic/hypomanic episode

* Plan for a crisis

* Help family member avoid triggers

* Exercise compassion

* Practice empathy

* Focus your own mental health

* Consider professional help

* Bipolar disorder is biologically based condition

* Different symptoms of bipolar disorder

* How bipolar disorder is treated

* Gain education on the typical effects of bipolar disorder on the family