Bipolar Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies

More than 2,000,000 American adults suffer from bipolar disorder, characterized by rapid mood swings, from euphoria and recklessness to extreme hopelessness. What are the current and most effective tools and criteria for diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder?

This compact guide has the answers you need today, including:

• Specific brain areas involved in bipolar disorder
• Typical symptoms and impacts of mania, hypomania, bipolar depression, and “mixed” episodes
• Evidence-based algorithms for treating bipolar disorder
• Maintenance treatment strategies
• Effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy and other alternative treatments
• Psychosocial interventions that support pharmacotherapy
• Family-focused treatment approaches 

Features & Benefits

• Anecdotes -  Each chapter contains a fictionalized account that personalizes the disorder entitled "From the Patient's Perspective". 
• Sidebars -  Narrow columns on the outside of each page highlight important information, preview upcoming sections or concepts, and define terms used      in the text.
• Definitions - Terms are defined in the sidebars where they originally appear in the text and in an alphabetical glossary.
• References - Numbered references appear in the text following information from that source.
• Case Examples - Our examples illustrate typical adult client comments or conversation exchanges that help clarify different treatment approaches.
• Key Concepts - At the end of each chapter, we include a review list of the key concepts from that chapter. Use these lists for ongoing quick reference as well as for reviewing what you learned from reading the      chapter.

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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781887537254

Date: 6/1/2005 Edition description: 1E
Pages: 118
Product dimensions: 7.09 (w) x 10.16 (h) x 0.38 (d)
Format: Softcover Print

 
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