Akiskal / Tohen Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy

Caring for the Patient
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-03230-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 414 Seiten, E-Book

Bipolar disorder is often not recognized as an illness, and peoplemay suffer for years before it is properly diagnosed and treated.Like diabetes or heart disease, bipolar disorder is a long-termillness that must be carefully managed throughout a person's life.Pharmacotherapy is central to the acute treatment and long-termmanagement of the disorder and as there are several classes ofdrugs, which are often prescribed concurrently, treatment issuesare complex.
This essential reference work examines major pharmacologicaltreatments in the different phases of bipolardisorder. Chapters are devoted to commonly use pharmacologicaltreatments with a critical review of the existing literature. Eachchapter includes information not only on studies that have beenpublished but also on new treatments that have been reported inpeer reviewed scientific meetings.
Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy covers bothpharmacotherapy and the role of psychotherapy, psychoeducation andsocial approaches to provide a broad integrative philosophy of carefor bipolar patients. Extensive coverage is given to specialmanagement issues such as the care of women with bipolar disorder,children and the elderly, as well as bipolar depression and suicideprevention.
With contributions from the pioneers in the field and an experteditor team, Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy providespsychiatrists and all mental health practitioners with aninvaluable guide to the management of these complex patients.
From the reviews:
"If a colleague were to ask me, "What would yourecommend I read if I want to become a real expert onbipolarity?" I would respond 'BipolarPsychopharmacotherapy: Caring for the Patient'."JOURNAL OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS
"... a very useful reference on the pharmacological treatmentof bipolar disorder that is written in a very practical anduser-friendly format... a must for anyone dealing with patientswith bipolar disorder." DOODY'S HEALTH SERVICES
"... a multifaceted text with broad clinical value...recommended as an in-office reference for the practicing physicianwho treats the bipolar patients... to all Health Sciencelibraries as a general reference text." THE ELECTRIC REVIEW

Autoren/Hrsg.

Akiskal, Hagop S.

Tohen, Mauricio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors.
Preface.
Chapter 1: The Scope of Bipolar Disorders (Hagop S.Akiskal).
Chapter 2: Lithium Treatment: Focus on Long-Term Prophylaxis(Mogens Schou and Paul Grof).
Chapter 3: Valproate: Clinical Pharmacological Profile (CharlesL. Bowden and Vivek Singh).
Chapter 4: Pharmacological Profile and Clinical Utility ofLamotrigine in Bipolar Disorders (David J. Muzina, Joseph R.Calabrese).
Chapter 5: Carbamazepine, Other Anticonvulsants and AugmentingAgents (Heinz Grunze).
Chapter 6: Olanzapine in Treatment for Bipolar Disorder(Mauricio Tohen, Giedra Campbell, and Daniel Lin).
Chapter 7: Haloperidol and Risperidone in Mania (JohnCookson).
Chapter 8: A Comparison of "Second GenerationAntipsychotics" in the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder: Focuson Clozapine, Quetiapine, Ziprasidone and Aripiprazole (Paul E.Keck, Jr. and Susan L. McElroy).
Chapter 9: Complex Combination Therapy: The Evolution TowardRational Polypharmacy in Lithium-Resistant Bipolar Illness (RobertM. Post, Andrew M. Speer and Gabriele S. Leverich).
Chapter 10: The Primacy of Mania (Athanasios Koukopoulos).
Chapter 11: Diagnostic and Clinical Management Approaches toBipolar Depression, Bipolar II and Their Comorbidities (GiulioPerugi, S. Nassir Ghaemi and Hagop S. Akiskal).
Chapter 12: Bipolarity in Women: Therapeutic Issues (Susan L.McElroy, Lesley M. Arnold and Lori L. Altshuler).
Chapter 13: Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: The Promise ofPsychopharmacotherapy (Joseph Biederman).
Chapter 14: Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Older Adults(Kenneth I. Shulman).
Chapter 15 Psychosocial Interventions in Bipolar Disorders:Rationale and Effectiveness (David J. Miklowitz).
Chapter 16: The Pivotal Role of Psychoeducation in the Long-TermTreatment of Bipolar Disorder (Francesc Colom and EduardVieta).
Chapter 17: The Role of Treatment Setting in the Pharmacotherapyof Bipolar Disorder (Jean-Michel Azorin).
Chapter 18: Suicide Prevention (Zoltán Rihmer
Chapter 19: Principles of Caring for Bipolar Patients (Hagop S.Akiskal and Kareen K. Akiskal).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Hagop Akiskal, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry,Director of International Mood Center, University of California atSan Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. Professor Akiskal was awardedthe Jean Delay prize by the World Psychiatric Association in 2002for research work that better bridges the gap between biological,psychological and social aspects of psychiatry and mental health.He has received the Gold Medal for Pioneer Research (Society ofBiological Psychiatry), the German Anna Monika Prize forDepression, the NARSAD Prize for Affective Disorders, the FrenchJules Baillarger and the Italian Aretaeus Prizes for his researchon the bipolar spectrum. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal ofAffective Disorders.
Mauricio Tohen, Professor and Head of the Division ofMood and Anxiety Disorders, Department ofPsychiatry, University of Texas Health ScienceCentre, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Professor Tohenis President of The International Society for BipolarDisorders, 2010 - 2012.
Dr. Tohen obtained his MD degree from the National University ofMexico. He completed a residency in Psychiatry at the University ofToronto and a Fellowship in Psychopharmacology at McLean Hospital,Harvard Medical School. He obtained his doctorate in Epidemiologyfrom the Harvard School of Public Health and an MBA from theUniversity of Indiana. From 1988 to 1997 he was the clinicalDirector of the Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders Program at McLeanHospital. From 1997 to 2008 he worked at Lilly ResearchLaboratories in Indianapolis, Indiana where he reached the mostsenior scientific rank of Distinguished Lilly Scholar. In 2009 hewas appointed to the Krus endowed chair in Psychiatry at theUniversity of Texas Health Science Centre at San Antonio. His research has focused on the clinical epidemiology andpsychopharmacological treatments of bipolar disorder. ProfessorTohen has over 200 original publications and over 500 book chaptersand scientific abstracts. He has co-edited Mood Disorders Acrossthe Lifespan and Textbook of Psychiatric Epidemiology,and has also edited Comorbidity in Affective Disorders.