edited by Siegfried Kasper, Robert M.A. Hirschfeld.
New York :
Taylor & Francis,
2005.
xviii, 454 pages :
illustrations ;
27 cm
Medical psychiatry ;
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Concept of bipolar disorder : a historical perspective / George N. Papadimitriou, Dimitris G. Dikeos, and Constantin R. Soldatos -- 2. Diagnosis of bipolar disorder / Charles L. Bowden -- 3. Epidemiology of bipolar disorder / Zoltán Rihmer and Jules Angst -- 4. Re-examining the bipolar-schizophrenia dichotomy / Helmut Beckmann and Bruno Pfuhlmann -- 5. The bipolar spectrum : history, description, boundaries, and validity / Hagop S. Akiskal -- 6. Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents : diagnosis, epidemiology, and clinical course / Nga Anh Nguyen and Karen Dineen Wagner -- 7. Bipolar disorders in late life / Peter Brieger and Andreas Marneros -- 8. Clinical course in bipolar disorder / Robert J. Boland and Martin B. Keller -- 9. Recent advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of bipolar disorder / Jorge A. Quiroz [and others] -- 10. Treatment of mania / John Cookson -- 11. Bipolar depression / Robert M.A. Hirschfeld and L.A. Vornik -- 12. The treatment of mixed states / Eduard Vieta and Jose Sanchez-Moreno -- 13. Rapid cycling / Andreas Erfurth and Giulio Perugi -- 14. Long-term mood stabilization / Zubin Bhagwagar and Guy M. Goodwin -- 15. Schizoaffective disorder / Julio Bobes [and others] -- 16. Treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents / Karen Dineen Wagner -- 17. Treatment of bipolar disorder in late life / Mark Rapoport, Ayal Schaffer, and Kenneth I. Shulman -- 18. Lithium in bipolar disorder / Paul Grof -- 19. The use of anticonvulsants in the treatment of bipolar disorder / Paolo Brambilla and Jair C. Soares -- 20. Atypical antipsychotics in bipolar disorder / Siegfried Kasper -- 21. Is there a role for typical neuroleptics in bipolar disorder? / H.J. Möller and Heinz Grunze -- 22. Antidepressants in bipolar disorder / Lori Pellegrino and Jack Gorman -- 23. Combination therapy in bipolar disorder / Adrian J. Lloyd and Allan H. Young -- 24. Expected side-effect profile of medications and their management / John W. Newcomer [and others] -- 25. Electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar disorders and other brain stimulation methods : vagus nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, magnetic seizure therapy and deep brain stimulation / M. Kosel and Thomas E. Schlaepfer -- 26. Role of psychotherapy in the management of bipolar disorder / Michael E. Thase -- 27. Toward an integrated view : algorithms in bipolar disorder / Heinz Grunze.
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Examines existing theories, treatment regimens, and clinically relevant applications by world authorities in psychiatric research. Divided into four main sections, this guide delves into the diagnosis and epidemiology of bipolar disorder and progersses to discussions of patient care, emerging management approaches, and the underlying biology of the disease.
Manic-depressive illness, Handbooks, manuals, etc.