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| General Information about Bipolar Disorder | |
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| What Is Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| What Is the Role of Genetics in Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| How Does Brain Anatomy and Physiology Differ for Patients with Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Specific Brain Areas Involved in Bipolar Disorder | |
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| Biochemical and Physiological Factors Related to Bipolar Disorder | |
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| Secondary Messenger Systems | |
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| How Does the Disorder Affect Patients' Lives? | |
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| Specific Impact of Mania | |
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| Specific Impact of Hypomania | |
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| Specific Impact of Depression | |
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| Specific Impact of Mixed Episodes | |
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| How Common Is Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| What Is the Likelihood of Recovery? | |
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| Diagnosing and Assessing Bipolar Disorder | |
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| What Are the Typical Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Recognizing Symptoms of Mania | |
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| Recognizing Symptoms of Hypomania | |
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| Recognizing Symptoms of Depression | |
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| Recognizing a Mixed Episode | |
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| What Are the Criteria for Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Diagnostic Specifiers for Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder | |
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| Course Specifiers | |
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| What Tools Exist for Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Conducting a Medical Assessment | |
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| Conducting the Clinical Interview | |
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| Using Structured Symptom Evaluation Tools | |
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| Assessing Suicide Risk | |
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| What Differentiates Bipolar Disorder from Other Disorders? | |
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| How Does Bipolar Disorder Present in Children and Adolescents? | |
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| Biological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder | |
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| What Medications Have Received Approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Treatment of Bipolar Disorders? | |
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| What Are Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| What Medications Are Used to Treat Mania/Hypomania in Patients with Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Effectiveness of Medications for Treating Mania/Hypomania Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder | |
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| Using Combination Medications | |
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| What Medications Are Used to Treat Depression in Patients with Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Effectiveness of Medications for Treating Depression in Bipolar Disorder | |
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| What Strategies Are Recommended for Maintenance Treatment? | |
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| Effectiveness of Maintenance Treatment for Bipolar Patients | |
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| How Can Medication Treatment of Side Effects Be Managed? | |
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| How Are Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Alternative Medicine Used to Treat Patients with Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| How Does the Presence of Co-Occurring Disorders Impact Medication Treatment for Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Psychosocial Treatments for Bipolar Disorder | |
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| Why Add Psychosocial Interventions to Pharmacotherapy? | |
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| Improving Adherence to Medication Treatment | |
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| Coping with Stress | |
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| Preventing Relapse | |
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| Improving Functioning and Quality of Life | |
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| What Psychosocial Interventions Are Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| What Is the Psychoeducational Approach to Bipolar Disorder Treatment? | |
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| Psychoeducational Treatment Strategies | |
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| Effectiveness of Psychoeducation | |
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| What Is Family-Focused Treatment (FFT) for Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| FFT Treatment Strategies | |
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| Effectiveness of FFT | |
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| What Individual Psychosocial Therapy Approaches Are Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| CBT Treatment Strategies | |
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| Effectiveness of CBT | |
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| IPSRT Strategies | |
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| Effectiveness of IPSRT | |
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| Which Psychosocial Approaches Are Best for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder? | |
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| Comparisons of Different Therapeutic Approaches | |
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| DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria | |
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| Tools for Diagnosis and Assessment of Bipolar Disorder | |
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| Life Chart Sample | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |