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2006 | 400 Pages | ISBN: 0470856076 | PDF | 10 MB
Bipolar disorder is often not recognized as an illness, and people may suffer for years before it is properly diagnosed and treated. Like diabetes or heart disease, bipolar disorder is a long-term illness that must be carefully managed throughout a person’s life. Pharmacotherapy is central to the acute treatment and long-term management of the disorder and as there are several classes of drugs, which are often prescribed concurrently, treatment issues are complex. This essential reference work examines major pharmacological treatments in the different phases of bipolar disorder.Chapters are devoted to commonly use pharmacological treatments with a critical review of the existing literature. Each chapter includes information not only on studies that have been published but also on new treatments that have been reported in peer reviewed scientific meetings. Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy covers both pharmacotherapy and the role of psychotherapy, psychoeducation and social approaches to provide a broad integrative philosophy of care for bipolar patients. Extensive coverage is given to special management issues such as the care of women with bipolar disorder, children and the elderly, as well as bipolar depression and suicide prevention. With contributions from the pioneers in the field and an expert editor team, Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy provides psychiatrists and all mental health practitioners with an invaluable guide to the management of these complex patients. From the reviews:"If a colleague were to ask me, "What would you recommend I read if I want to become a real expert on bipolarity?" I would respond ‘Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy: Caring for the Patient’." JOURNAL OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS "… a very useful reference on the pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder that is written in a very practical and user-friendly format… a must for anyone dealing with patients with bipolar disorder." DOODY’S HEALTH SERVICES "… a multifaceted text with broad clinical value… recommended as an in-office reference for the practicing physician who treats the bipolar patients… to all Health Science libraries as a general reference text." THE ELECTRIC REVIEW Content: Chapter 1 The Scope of Bipolar Disorders (pages 1-8): Hagop S. AkiskalChapter 2 Lithium Treatment: Focus on Long?Term Prophylaxis (pages 9-26): Mogens Schou and Paul GrofChapter 3 Valproate: Clinical Pharmacological Profile (pages 27-42): Charles L. Bowden and Vivek SinghChapter 4 Pharmacological Profile and Clinical Utility of Lamotrigine in Bipolar Disorders (pages 43-62): David J. Muzina and Joseph R. CalabreseChapter 5 Carbamazepine, Other Anticonvulsants and Augmenting Agents (pages 63-83): Heinz GrunzeChapter 6 Olanzapine in Treatment for Bipolar Disorder (pages 85-103): Mauricio Tohen, Giedra Campbell and Daniel LinChapter 7 Haloperidol and Risperidone in Mania (pages 105-123): John CooksonChapter 8 A Comparison of "Second Generation Antipsychotics" in the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder: Focus on Clozapine, Quetiapine, Ziprasidone and Aripiprazole (pages 125-134): Paul E. Keck and Susan L. McElroyChapter 9 Complex Combination Therapy: The Evolution Toward Rational Polypharmacy in Lithium?Resistant Bipolar Illness (pages 135-167): Robert M. Post, Andrew M. Speer and Gabriele S. LeverichChapter 10 The Primacy of Mania (pages 169-192): Athanasios KoukopoulosChapter 11 Diagnostic and Clinical Management Approaches to Bipolar Depression, Bipolar II and Their Comorbidities (pages 193-234): Giulio Perugi, S. Nassir Ghaemi and Hagop AkiskalChapter 12 Bipolarity in Women: Therapeutic Issues (pages 235-277): Susan L. McElroy, Lesley M. Arnold and Lori L. AltshulerChapter 13 Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: The Promise of Psychopharmacotherapy (pages 279-299): Joseph BiedermanChapter 14 Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Older Adults (pages 301-311): Kenneth I. ShulmanChapter 15 Psychosocial Interventions in Bipolar Disorders: Rationale and Effectiveness (pages 313-332): David J. MiklowitzChapter 16 The Pivotal Role of Psychoeducation in the Long?Term Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (pages 333-345): Francesc Colom and Eduard VietaChapter 17 The Role of Treatment Setting in the Pharmacotherapy of Bipolar Disorder (pages 347-352): Jean?Michel AzorinChapter 18 Suicide Prevention (pages 353-365): Zoltan RihmerChapter 19 Principles of Caring for Bipolar Patients (pages 367-387): Hagop S. Akiskal and Kareen K. Akiskal
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