| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 523 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
WPA series, evidence and experience in psychiatry ; v. 5 |
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WPA series, evidence and experience in psychiatry ; v. 5
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| Contents |
VOLUME 5 Bipolar Disorder; Contents; List of Review Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1 CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS AND BOUNDARIES OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS; Classification, Diagnosis and Boundaries of Bipolar Disorders: A Review; COMMENTARIES; 1.1 Terminology, History and Definition of Bipolar Spectrum; 1.2 Toward an Expansion of Bipolar Disorders in DSM-V; 1.3 Narrowing and Broadening Diagnostic Criteria for Bipolar Disorder: Competing Demands of Research and Clinical Practice; 1.4 Is Phenomenological Dissection for Bipolar Disorders Spectrum Possible? |
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1.13 Rate of Detection and Care Utilization by People with Bipolar Disorder. Results from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS)1.14 Bipolar II is Bipolar, Too; 1.15 The Clinical Spectrum of Mania; 1.16 The Relevance of a Clinical Approach Towards an Earlier Diagnosis of the Bipolar Spectrum; 1.17 Syndromes, Symptoms and Spectra; 1.18 Atypical Psychosis: The Other Boundary of Bipolar Disorder; CHAPTER 2 PROGNOSIS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER; Prognosis of Bipolar Disorder: A Review; COMMENTARIES |
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1.5 In Search for a Definition for Bipolar Disorder1.6 What is Disordered in Bipolar Disorders?; 1.7 How Prevalent is the Bipolar Spectrum?; 1.8 Broadening the Definition of Bipolar Disorder; 1.9 Beyond Behavioural Boundaries: Redefining Mood and its Disorder Phenotype; 1.10 Towards a Unitary Framework for Mood Spectrum Beyond the Bipolar-Unipolar Dichotomy; 1.11 The Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: Some Open Issues; 1.12 The Bipolar Spectrum: Focus on Core Personality Characteristics |
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2.1 Studies of Course and Outcome in Bipolar Disorder: What is the Real-World Clinical Significance?2.2 Understanding Outcome Differences in Bipolar Disorder; 2.3 The Effect of Affective Episodes in Bipolar Disorder; 2.4 Bipolar Disorder: A Longitudinal Perspective; 2.5 Issues in the Assessment of Course of Illness in Bipolar Disorder; 2.6 The Sustained Prospective Study: Is it Worth the Effort?; 2.7 Prognosis-When and For Whom?; 2.8 Prognosis and Manic-Depressive Cycle; 2.9 The Importance of Natural Course and Depression in Bipolar I Disorder |
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2.10 Analysing Course of Illness in Bipolar Disorder2.11 Outcome in Bipolar Disorder: How Much Have We Learned?; 2.12 Heterogeneity of Course and Outcome in Bipolar Disorder: Can Genetics Help?; 2.13 Chronicity, Milder Forms and Cognitive Impairment in Bipolar Disorder; 2.14 Poor Clinical Course and Suicide Risk for Bipolar Disorders; 2.15 The Role of Seasonal Changes in the Course of Bipolar Disorder; CHAPTER 3 PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF BIPOLAR DISORDER; Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: A Review; COMMENTARIES |
| Summary |
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental disorder involving episodes of serious mania and depression and affects approximately one to three percent of the population. According to the National Institute of Mental Health nearly two million individuals in the United States alone are diagnosed with this disorder. * This title aims to provide an overview of recent research progress * It explores the impact of this evidence on the practice of expert clinicians of many different countries * It will be an unbiased and reliable reference point with the kudos of WPA endorsement |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bipolar Disorder.
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Depression, Mental.
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Manic-depressive illness.
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Bipolar Disorder.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Maj, Mario, 1953-
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| ISBN |
047084650X (Online Resource) |
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0470851767 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780470846506 |
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9780470851760 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) |
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(cloth) |
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