Here is a new book (coming out in June 2005) about a woman whose husband suffers from manic depression. I had the good fortune of being able to review the book for the publisher prior to its release. I wasn't paid by the publisher and am not connected to them in any way -- I just thought this was a really good book written by and narrated from the perspective of a manic depressive patient. It offers excellent advice on how to deal with a manic depressive patient and tells a very riveting and entertaining story along the way: