Clinician's guide to bipolar disorder : integrating pharmacology and psychotherapy / David J. Miklowitz, Michael J. Gitlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miklowitz, David J., 1957- author.

Gitlin, Michael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bipolar disorder--Treatment.

Bipolar disorder.

Psychotherapy.

Psychopharmacology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : The Guilford Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This much-needed volume gives clinicians essential strategies for managing the complexities of bipolar disorder and tailoring treatment to each patient's changing needs. Highly readable, accessible, and pragmatic, the book provides expert guidance on critically important treatment questions. It addresses which medications to try and at what dosages, what psychosocial interventions are most helpful at different phases of the illness, how to continually monitor and fine-tune treatment to keep patients functioning well, and how to involve family members productively. The authors draw on st

Contents:

Untitled; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Authors; Preface; Contents; General Guidelines for Maintenance Treatment; Chapter 1. An Integrated Approach to Bipolar Disorder; Objectives of This Book; How Is This Book Different from Any OtherBipolar Book?; Structure of the Book; Chapter 2. Bipolar Disorder: The Basics; Core Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder; Classification of Bipolar Subtypes; Differential Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder; Genetics of Bipolar Disorder; Natural History of Bipolar Disorder; Stress and the Course of Bipolar Disorder

Functional Outcomes of Patients with Bipolar DisorderSummary; Chapter 3. The Intake Evaluation; The Initial Referral; Involving Collaterals in the Diagnostic Interview; Collecting Information about Mood Episodes; Getting the Story of the Disorder; Diagnostic Challenges; Differential Diagnosis and Comorbid Disorders; Evaluating the Psychosocial Context; Evaluating the Psychiatric Medication History; Evaluating the Medical History and Laboratory Tests; Self-Rated Scales to Inform Diagnosis and Functioning; Summary; Chapter 4. Treatment of Acute Mania and Hypomania; The Clinical Setting

Pretreatment EvaluationTreatment of Mania; Treatment of Hypomania; Treatment-Resistant Mania; Continuation Treatment for Acute Mania; Summary; Chapter 5. Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar Depression; The Clinical Setting; Pretreatment Evaluation; Overall Considerations; Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar I Depression; Psychotherapy; Treatment of Breakthrough Depression; The Role of Antidepressants in Treating Bipolar Depression; Treatment of Bipolar II Depression; Strategies for Prescribing Medications and for Managing Side Effects; Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression

Continuation Treatment of Bipolar DepressionSummary; Chapter 6. Pharmacological Maintenance Treatment; Goals of Maintenance Treatment; Maintenance Pharmacotherapy; Medication Combinations as Maintenance Treatments in Bipolar Disorder; Maintenance Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder; Summary; Chapter 7. Psychosocial Treatment for Recovery and Maintenance; Psychotherapy with Whom?; Targets of Psychotherapy during the Post-Acute Continuation Phase; Psychotherapy during the Maintenance Phase; Summary; Chapter 8. Dealing with Medication Nonadherence; Reasons for Nonadherence

Assessing NonadherenceManaging Nonadherence; Exploratory Approaches to Medication Nonadherence; Summary; Chapter 9. Bipolar Disorder, Pregnancy, and the Postpartum Period; Bipolar Disorder in Women; The Course of Bipolar Disorder during Pregnancy; The Course of Bipolar Disorder during the Postpartum Period; General Considerations for Treating Mood Episodes during Pregnancy; Pros and Cons of Psychiatric Medications during Pregnancy; General Considerations for Treating Postpartum Mood Episodes; Clinical Recommendations; Summary; Chapter 10. Bipolar Disorder and Suicide

Rates, Biological Predispositions, and Risk Factors for Suicide

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4625-1652-1

1-4625-1571-1

OCLC:

874322861