Diagnostic Considerations. Diagnostic revisions for DSM-IV. Creativity and mood disorder. Child and adolescent mania. Alcohol. Genetics. Biology. Serotonin. Catecholamines. Acetylcholine. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Electrophysiology. Brain imaging. Treatment. Lithium. Carbamazepine. Valproate. Clozapine. Calcium antagonists. Psychotherapy. Summary. Index.
Mania: Clinical and Research Perspectives provides a comprehensive, yet concise overview of the clinical and research aspects of mania. This state-of-the-art review is an important update on the very latest developments in our understanding and treatment of mania, and will be of enormous benefit to clinicians and researchers alike. Robert N. Golden, M.D., Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina A thorough, scholarly, yet highly readable volume that provides a fresh and informative update on the diagnosis, neurobiology, and treatment of bipolar disorder. This volume summarizes recent findings in the role of acetylcholine, catecholamines, gamma-aminobutyric acid, and serotonin systems in the condition. It goes on to detail the available efficacy data on lithium, anticonvulsants, atypical antipsychotics, calcium antagonists, and psychotherapy for these patients. Most importantly, it carefully reviews and summarizes the available scientific information in practical, clinically relevant terms that will surely enhance the quality of care we provide these patients. A. John Rush, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Mania: Clinical and Research Perspectives is perfectly timed to assess our present state of basic and clinical knowledge regarding this disorder. Several of the most influential investigators in the area of bipolar disorder review the diagnostic, biological, and treatment advances over the past several years and in this context provide a fascinating glimpse as to where the field is moving. In basic research, the chapters on genetics and brain imaging were particularly well-written and instructive... This work is well-organized, very readable, and will serve as an important bridge to the next series of discoveries in this area. Philip G. Janicak, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Paul J. Goodnick, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the Mood Disorders Program at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
I would highly recommend this book to all clinicians. The diagnostic and treatment sections will be relevant to anyone treating manic patients. The section on biology should be of interest to those who want to have more insight into the nature of this illness and why and how the therapeutic agents work. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
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