Managing Bipolar Disorder in Clinical Practice

ABOUT THIS BOOK

• Timely and highly relevant to clinicians, including the latest major international guidelines
• A physician-focused handbook directly addressing unmet treatment needs and which increases awareness of appropriate therapies
• Written by Professor Eduard Vieta, an outstanding, award winning key opinion leader who has written over 300 original journal articles, 100 book chapters and 26 complete books

Written by Eduard Vieta, a world renowned award winning expert in this field, Managing Bipolar Disorder in Clinical Practice, Third Edition, is an up-to-date, concise practical handbook developed with the clinician in mind. Including the most recent clinical guidelines, including the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) and Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) guidelines, this handbook is intended to highlight every major aspect of this serious mental health disorder, including assessment, treatment, long-term management, and recent developments.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Keywords » Bipolar - Bipolar affective disorder - Depression - Mania - Psychiatry
Related subjects » Medicine

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview of bipolar disorder.- Psychosocial consequences.- Etiology and disease course.- Assessment and diagnosis.- Suicide risk.- Overview of management options.- Pharmacological management of depressive episodes.- Pharmacological management of manic episodes.- Treatment-resistant bipolar disorder.- Psychosocial interventions.