Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy: Caring for the Patient
Author(s): Hagop S. Akiskal (Editor), Mauricio Tohen
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: January 11, 2006
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 414 pages
ISBN-10: 0470856076
ISBN-13: 9780470856079
Book Description
Bipolar disorder is often not recognized as an illness, and people may suffer for years before it is properly diagnosed and treated. Like diabetes or heart disease, bipolar disorder is a long-term illness that must be carefully managed throughout a person’s life. Pharmacotherapy is central to the acute treatment and long-term management of the disorder and as there are several classes of drugs, which are often prescribed concurrently, treatment issues are complex.
This essential reference work examines major pharmacological treatments in the different phases of bipolar disorder. Chapters are devoted to commonly use pharmacological treatments with a critical review of the existing literature. Each chapter includes information not only on studies that have been published but also on new treatments that have been reported in peer reviewed scientific meetings.
Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy covers both pharmacotherapy and the role of psychotherapy, psychoeducation and social approaches to provide a broad integrative philosophy of care for bipolar patients. Extensive coverage is given to special management issues such as the care of women with bipolar disorder, children and the elderly, as well as bipolar depression and suicide prevention.
With contributions from the pioneers in the field and an expert editor team, Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy provides psychiatrists and all mental health practitioners with an invaluable guide to the management of these complex patients.
From the reviews:
“If a colleague were to ask me, “What would you recommend I read if I want to become a real expert on bipolarity?” I would respond ‘Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy: Caring for the Patient’.” JOURNAL OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS
“… a very useful reference on the pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder that is written in a very practical and user-friendly format… a must for anyone dealing with patients with bipolar disorder.” DOODY’S HEALTH SERVICES
“… a multifaceted text with broad clinical value… recommended as an in-office reference for the practicing physician who treats the bipolar patients… to all Health Science libraries as a general reference text.” THE ELECTRIC REVIEW
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…an extremely up-to-date, comprehensive book for clinicians…I would recommend it for every clinical psychiatrist whose practice includes bipolar patients.” (American Journal of Psychiatry, February 2007)
“…readers will not be able to find a more comprehensive and up-to-date review of the main therapeutic approaches to bipolar affective disorder…” (New England Journal of Medicine, September 21, 2006)
“This is a book that will have a prominent place in my already bursting library for a long time to come because of its value to me as a researcher, scholar, and teacher.” (The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, September 2006)
“…a very useful reference on the pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder that is written in a very practical and user-friendly format…a must for anyone dealing with patients with bipolar disorder.” (Doody’s Health Services)
“…a multifaceted text with broad clinical value…recommended as an in-office reference for the practicing physician who treats the bipolar patients…to all Health Science libraries as a general reference text.” (The Electric Review, March/April 2006)
From the Back Cover
Recent data indicates that up to 5% of the population suffers from bipolar spectrum disorders; as a result, this disabling group of disorders represents a significant proportion of the clinical workload of mental health practitioners.
Although Lithium and Chlorpromazine have been used in mania for at least 50 years, it is only in the last decade that a great diversity of anti-manic and mood stabilizing agents have become available in clinical practice. Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapycovers both pharmacotherapy and the role of psychotherapy, psychoeducation and social approaches to provide a broad integrative philosophy of care for bipolar patients. Extensive coverage is given to special management issues such as the care of women with bipolar disorder, children and the elderly, as well as bipolar depression and suicide prevention.
With contributions from the pioneers in the field and an expert editor team, Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy provides psychiatrists and all mental health practitioners with an invaluable guide to the management of these complex patients.
About the Author
Hagop Akiskal, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Director of International Mood Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. Professor Akiskal was awarded the Jean Delay prize by the World Psychiatric Association in 2002 for 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 of Biological Psychiatry), the German Anna Monika Prize for Depression, the NARSAD Prize for Affective Disorders, the French Jules Baillarger and the Italian Aretaeus Prizes for his research on the bipolar spectrum. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Mauricio Tohen, Professor and Head of the Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Centre, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Professor Tohen is President of The International Society for Bipolar Disorders, 2010 – 2012.
Dr. Tohen obtained his MD degree from the National University of Mexico. He completed a residency in Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a Fellowship in Psychopharmacology at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He obtained his doctorate in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health and an MBA from the University of Indiana. From 1988 to 1997 he was the clinical Director of the Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders Program at McLean Hospital. From 1997 to 2008 he worked at Lilly Research Laboratories in Indianapolis, Indiana where he reached the most senior scientific rank of Distinguished Lilly Scholar. In 2009 he was appointed to the Krus endowed chair in Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Centre at San Antonio. His research has focused on the clinical epidemiology and psychopharmacological treatments of bipolar disorder. Professor Tohen has over 200 original publications and over 500 book chapters and scientific abstracts. He has co-edited Mood Disorders Across the Lifespan and Textbook of Psychiatric Epidemiology, and has also edited Comorbidity in Affective Disorders.
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