Advances in Treatment of Bipolar Disorders

by Terence A. Ketter

"Bringing together the work of distinguished experts, Advances in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder, with meticulous references and numerous tables and illustrations, offers a very timely and exciting perspective on new ways to treat bipolar disorder. In seven succinct chapters, contributors review recent developments - emphasizing interventions supported by controlled studies - in the treatment of patients with acute mania and acute bipolar depression, as well as maintenance therapy and the management of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. Advances in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder concludes by discussing developmental and gender differences as emerging factors in the treatment of children, adolescents, and women with bipolar disorder." This volume helps clinicians to better understand the utility of both older medications and important new treatment options as it highlights the need for additional research to ensure further progress in overcoming the challenges of caring for patients with bipolar disorder.

365 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 2005