Bibliograph

Bipolar disorder, a guide for you & your loved ones, Francis Mark Mondimore, MD

Type

Label

Bipolar disorder, a guide for you & your loved ones, Francis Mark Mondimore, MD

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-327) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bipolar disorder

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1200753666

Responsibility statement

Francis Mark Mondimore, MD

Series statement

Johns Hopkins Press health book

Sub title

a guide for you & your loved ones

Summary

"The author is a psychiatrist who specializes in depression and bipolar disorder, for which the right mixture of medications is difficult to achieve. This fourth edition features updated discussions of older therapies and added material on newer ones--vagus nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and intravenous infusion of ketamine/esketamine--and a new chapter comparing bipolar disorder with borderline personality disorder"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Normal and abnormal mood -- The categories of bipolar disorder -- Bipolar disorder and the DSM-5 -- The mood disease : some history -- Mood-stabilizing medications -- Antipsychotic medications -- Antidepressant medications -- New (and old) medications and pipeline drugs -- More medications, hormones, and dietary supplements -- Brain-stimulation treatments -- Counseling and psychotherapy -- Treatment approaches in bipolar disorder -- The brain is like the internet -- More bipolar biology -- The science of cycles : chronobiology -- The genetics of bipolar disorder -- Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents -- Women with bipolar disorder : special considerations -- Alcoholism and drug abuse -- Borderline personality disorder -- Bipolar disorder and creativity -- Living with bipolar disorder -- Planning for emergencies -- The role of the family -- Putting it al together and looking to the future

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