Maj / Akiskal / López-Ibor Bipolar Disorder, Volume 5

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-470-85176-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 544 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: WPA Series in Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry

Bipolar disorder is a serious mental disorder involving episodes ofserious mania and depression and affects approximately one to threepercent of the population. According to the National Institute ofMental Health nearly two million individuals in the United Statesalone are diagnosed with this disorder.
* This title aims to provide an overview of recent researchprogress
* It explores the impact of this evidence on the practice of expertclinicians of many different countries
* It will be an unbiased and reliable reference point with thekudos of WPA endorsement

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maj, Mario

Akiskal, Hagop S.

López-Ibor, Juan José

Lopez-Ibor, Juan José

Sartorius, Norman

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Review Contributors
Preface
Classification, Diagnosis and Boundaries of Bipolar Disorders(Hagop S. Akiskal)
Prognosis of Bipolar Disorder (Andeas Marneros and Peter Brieger)
Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (Charles L. Bowden)
Psychosocial Intervention for Bipolar Disorder (Mark S. Bauer)
Effects of Gender and Age on Phenomenology and Management ofBipolar Disorder (Kenneth L. Shulman, Ayal Schaffer, Anthony Levittand Nathan Harramann)
The Economic and Social Burden of Bipolar Disorder (Joseph F.Goldberg and Carrie L. Ernst)
Index
Acknowledgements