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Bipolar Disorder Assessment and Treatment, Second Edition

Author(s): Trisha Suppes, MD, PhD, Director, Bipolar Disorder Research Program at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
Ellen B. Dennehy, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University, Bipolar Disorder Research Program, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763797652
  • Paperback    122 pages      © 2012
Price: International Sales $43.95 US List
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Overview

Bipolar Disorder Assessment and Treatment, Second Edition has been updated to reflect today's standards of care for diagnosing, treating and managing adult patients with bipolar disorder. 

Key Features Include:

  • Epidemiology and risk factors
  • Assessment strategies
  • Differential diagnosis/comorbidity
  • Neurobiology and neuropsychiatry
  • Treatment strategies
  • Antimanic and antidepressant agents
  • Maintenance treatment options
  • Psychosocial interventions

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Chapter  1  General Information about Bipolar Disorder
Chapter  2  Diagnosing and Assessing Bipolar Disorder
Chapter  3  Biological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Chapter  4  Psychosocial Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
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Trisha Suppes, MD, PhD-Director, Bipolar Disorder Research Program at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California

Dr. Trisha Suppes is Director of the Bipolar Disorder Research Program at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. Her areas of expertise and research include long-term treatment strategies for bipolar disorder, treatment of bipolar depression and bipolar II disorder, and use of treatment algorithms. Dr. Suppes’ research on lithium discontinuation in the early 1990s helped change the way psychiatrists approach the treatment of bipolar disorder. More recent work on mixed hypomania contributed to proposed changes in DSM-5. Dr. Suppes co-authored Decoding Bipolar Disorder: Practical Treatment and Management with Drs. J. Sloan Manning and Paul E. Keck, Jr. She has published over 185 articles appearing in American Journal of Psychiatry, Archives of General Psychiatry, and Harvard Review of Psychiatry, to name a few. 

 

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Ellen B. Dennehy, PhD-Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University, Bipolar Disorder Research Program, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California

Dr. Ellen Dennehy is an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University, and is affiliated with the Bipolar Disorder Research Program at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Dr. Dennehy served in multiple leadership and project management roles on the NIMH-funded Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD). As a clinical psychologist involved in research on the course and treatment of bipolar disorder, she has consulted to many research organizations and participated in numerous influential health services research projects. She has published over 30 articles in academic journals, and is most interested in design and implementation of uniform, evidence-based care for serious mental health diagnoses across a range of health care settings. 

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  • The authors achieve their goal to near precision with this book. With a plethora of information regarding bipolar disorder available to professionals and patients, a book that clearly discusses assessment and treatment is an indispensable resource. This is that resource.

    - Bradley R. Cutler, MD
    Rush University Medical Center

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