Patient Education Tools As a part of the MEASUREme™ educational initiative, these patient tools are designed to teach patients and their families more about bipolar disorder. Each handout can be a useful tool for the physician as well as the patient.   For the Patient Tool 1 The Importance of Sleep in Bipolar Disorder :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tool 2 Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS) and Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tool 3 Triggers to Avoid Mood Cycling :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tool 4 Therapies with Bipolar Disorder Indications :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tool 5 Psychosocial Interventions :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tool 6 Recommended Books for Understanding and Managing Mental Illness :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tool 7 Additional Bipolar Disorder Web Sites :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Tool 8 Cuestionario sobre Trastornos del Estado de Ánimo To download the tools: • "Right" click on the link • Choose "save target as" • Save the file to your hard drive Each tool is available in a PDF format. If needed, you can acquire the free Acrobat Reader software here   » download Acrobat Reader®. © 2007 The France Foundation. All rights reserved.