Bipolar Disorder An Evidence-Based Guide to Manic Depression

Bipolar Disorder An Evidence-Based Guide to Manic Depression / by Kostas N. Fountoulakis.

This book examines in detail the diagnostic approach to manic depressive (bipolar) illness, with special reference to the borderline zones with unipolar depression and schizoaffective disorder. Among other diagnostic issues considered are mixed episodes (often misdiagnosed by psychiatrists), rapid c...

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Main Author: Fountoulakis, Kostas N. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Psychiatry.
Clinical psychology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Historical perspective
  • Clinical description
  • Comorbid conditions
  • Classification
  • Epidemiology
  • Etiopathogenesis (psychodynamic theories, biological models, genetics)
  • Etiopathogenesis (psychodynamic theories, biological models, genetics)
  • Assessment (psychometric, neuropsychological, scales)
  • Therapy
  • Biological therapies (separate for mania, depression and maintenance)
  • Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
  • Meta-analysis
  • Open trials
  • Review and opinion papers
  • Pharmacoepidemiologic data
  • Psychosocial therapies
  • Treatment guidelines
  • Cautions for pharmaceutical treatment in bipolar patients
  • Switching to the opposite pole
  • Psychogeriatric issues
  • Suicidality
  • Gender issues
  • Pediatric bipolar disorder
  • Conclusion.

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