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Book

Bipolar disorder : a guide for patients and families

Call Number

  • 616.895 M741.1 2006 (CEN)

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Edition

2nd ed.

Publication Information

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Physical Description

xi, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Summary

A guide to the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and causes of the psychiatric illness known as bipolar disorder, discussing the pros and cons of various treatments, describing what it is like to live with the disease, and looking at how lifestyle changes can improve the quality of life.

Contents

  • pt. I. Symptoms, syndromes, and diagnosis
  • 1. Normal and abnormal mood
  • Abnormal mood
  • The manic syndrome
  • The hypomanic syndrome
  • The syndrome of depression
  • Mixed states
  • 2. The diagnosis of bipolar disorder
  • Psychiatric diagnosis
  • Bipolar I
  • Bipolar II
  • Cyclothymic disorder
  • Bipolar spectrum disorders
  • Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder
  • Schizoaffective disorder
  • 3. A summary of the diagnostic categories of bipolar disorder in DSM IV
  • What is the DSM?
  • A "multiaxial" diagnostic system
  • Bipolar categories in DSM IV
  • 4. The mood disease
  • Before "bipolar"
  • Dr. Kraepelin and "manic-depressive insanity"
  • Dr. Cade and lithium.
  • pt. II. Treatment
  • 5. The brain : neurons, neurotransmitters, and more
  • 6. Mood-stabilizing medications
  • Lithium
  • Valproate (Depakote, Depakene, Epival)
  • Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Equetro, Epitol)
  • Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
  • Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
  • Other mood stabilizers
  • 7. Antidepressant medications
  • Tricyclic antidepressants
  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  • Other new antidepressants
  • Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
  • Treating bipolar depression
  • 8. Antipsychotic medications
  • The typical antipsychotic medications
  • Atypical antipsychotic medications
  • 9. More medications, hormones, and dietary supplements
  • Benzodiazepine medications
  • Calcium-channel-blocking agents
  • Stimulant medications
  • Thyroid hormones
  • St. John's wort
  • Omega-3 fatty acids and fish oil
  • 10. Electroconvulsive therapy and related treatments
  • Modern ECT
  • ECT for bipolar disorder
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation
  • Vagal nerve stimulation
  • 11. Counseling and psychotherapy
  • Brain and mind
  • What can therapy do?
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Individual therapy for depression
  • New psychotherapies for bipolar disorder
  • "Traditional" individual psychotherapy
  • Psychotherapy in bipolar disorder : is it really necessary?
  • The psychiatrist-psychotherapist : an extinct species?
  • 12. Treatment approaches in bipolar disorder
  • Therapeutic results as a guide to treatment
  • A few principles of treatment.
  • pt. III. Variations, causes, and connections
  • 13. Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents
  • Symptoms of pediatric bipolar disorder
  • Bipolar disorder and ADHD
  • Treatment and prognosis
  • 14. Women with bipolar disorder : special considerations
  • Premenstrual syndromes
  • Symptom differences in women
  • Postpartum mood disorders and family planning
  • 15. Alcoholism and drug abuse
  • Bipolar binges
  • Effect, cause, or association?
  • Use or abuse?
  • A deadly combination
  • 16. Seasonal affective disorder and chronobiology
  • Biological clocks
  • Seasonal affective disorder
  • The sleep cycle and bipolar disorder
  • 17. The genetics of bipolar disorder
  • Genes, chromosomes, and DNA
  • Genetic diseases
  • What we know
  • The search continues
  • 18. Bipolar biology
  • "Medical" mood disorders
  • Post-stroke mood disorders
  • Mood disorders due to hormonal problems
  • Picturing bipolar disorder in the brain
  • Viruses and bipolar disorder
  • 19. Bipolar disorder and creativity.
  • pt. IV. Getting better and staying well
  • 20. Living with bipolar disorder
  • Confront and accept the illness
  • Practice mood hygiene
  • Build your support system
  • Don't be a "bipolar victim"
  • 21. Planning for emergencies
  • Know whom to call for help
  • Insurance issues
  • Safety issues and hospitalization
  • 22. The role of family
  • Recognizing symptoms
  • Involuntary treatment and other legal issues
  • More on safety
  • Getting support
  • 23. Looking ahead.

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