It is estimated that as many as 50% of patients diagnosed with major unipolar depression (UP, MDD), will subsequently incur a manic episode and will have had bipolar depression rather than MDD. The average bipolar individual suffers with episodic symptoms of mania for ten years before receiving an accurate diagnosis. As many as 16 million individuals in the United States will have a bipolar episode in their lives, diagnosed or not. With these growing number of patients with bipolar disorder, it is imperative that patients are diagnosed and treated accurately and efficiently. Bipolar aims to improve earlier recognition, acceptance and compliance of bipolar. This book combines two different approaches to understanding bipolar disorder, comprehensive research and case studies. Dr. Raymond Lake presents basic, selected bipolar data including history, diagnostic criteria, and definitions of terms, classifications, management and treatment strategies to help the reader fully comprehend the disorder. Second, case studies are presented to provide the reader with real-life examples to help increase recognition of various bipolar presentations beyond the stark black and white diagnostic criteria pf the DSM. Explains differences between bipolar and unipolar disorderProvides crucial information on psychotherapy and mood stabilizing medications as treatment optionsDemonstrates diagnostic interviewing for physicians and patientsDiscusses differential diagnoses for bipolarIncludes difficult-to-diagnose case studies of variation presentations of bipolar INDICE: 1. Introduction and chapter summaries 2. The mood disorders; bipolar versus unipolar 3. Bipolar is a bonafide scientifically based neurological disease of the brain with a 2000 year history 4. Underrecognition: non-classic presentations: stigma and guilt cause failure to recognize and accept; the disaster of a missed diagnosis 5. Functional psychoses explained by psychotic mood disorders; psychotic mood disorders are disorders of thought and mood 6. A damaged brain selective attention filter aids in the understanding of psychotic bipolar thought 7. Is it a bipolar disorder?; bipolar is misdiagnosed; the differential diagoses for bipolar 8. Difficult-to-diagnose case studies demonstrating wide variations in presentations 9. The initial diagnostic interview for physicians and patients 10. What to do if you or a loved one is diagnosed with bipolar, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder; how to manage the chaos 11. What to expect in treatment; psychotherapy and mood stabilizing medications 12. Conclusions and future considerations
- ISBN: 978-0-12-819256-6
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2020
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés