Bookeditor, Eduard Vieta, Director of the Bipolar Disorders Program, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Summary: "Managing Bipolar Disorder in Clinical Practice", Third Edition, is an up-to-date, concise practical handbook developed with the clinician in mind. Including the most recent clinical guidelines, including the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) and Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) guidelines, this handbook is intended to highlight every major aspect of this serious mental health disorder, including assessment, treatment, long-term management, and recent developments.
Contents:
Overview of bipolar disorder
Psychosocial consequences
Etiology and disease course
Assessment and diagnosis
Suicide risk
Overview of management options
Pharmacological management of depressive episodes
Pharmacological management of manic episodes
Treatment-resistant bipolar disorder
Psychosocial interventions.