Bipolar Disorder

Now in a revised and updated second edition, this indispensable guide details an empirically supported approach for helping patients and family members to understand bipolar disorder, communicate more effectively, solve practical problems related to the illness, and reduce the risk and severity of relapse. The volume has been revised throughout with the latest knowledge on all aspects of the illness and its biological and psychosocial treatment. Importantly, the second edition now covers the treatment of adolescents as well as adults, including new case examples and specific strategies for working with teens. Step-by-step intervention guidelines are enhanced by more than a dozen reproducible handouts and forms.

ISBN 1593856555   Pages 348 ISBN13 9781593856557 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Guilford Publications   Weight (grammes) 619 Imprint Guilford Publications   Published in New York Format Hardback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 15 May 2008   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 2007049597   Spine width (mm) 31 DEWEY 616.89506   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

I		Bipolar Disorder and Families: Clinical and Research Background
1		Bipolar Disorder: Why Family Treatment?
2		The Nature of Bipolar Disorder and Its Impact on the Family
3		Family and Social Factors in the Course of Bipolar Disorder
II		Conducting the Family-Focused Treatment
4		Planning the First Encounter
5		The Functional Assessment
6		Family Psychoeducation: The Initial Sessions
7		Family Psychoeducation: Etiology, Treatment, and Self-Management
8		Family Psychoeducation: Dealing with Resistances
9		Communication Enhancement Training: Rationale and Mechanics
10		Communication Enhancement Training: Clinical Issues
11		Dealing with Family Problems
12		Managing Crises in Family-Focused Treatment
13		Termination
		References
		Index

"The second edition of Bipolar Disorder is, like the first, a major contribution to the understanding of a common, complex, painful, and too often lethal illness. Miklowitz, one of the world's leaders in the study of psychotherapeutic treatments of bipolar illness, presents clinical and research findings in a way that will be invaluable to clinicians." - Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA "Among the first to embrace the idea that psychosocial interventions might be of value to those who suffer from bipolar disorder, Miklowitz continues to be a leader in the field... Miklowitz has added new evidence for the effectiveness of family-focused treatment for adults from a series of recently published studies. He has also added rich new material on childhood bipolar disorder and how it emerges over time within the family context, as well as more clinical material on applications for adolescents with bipolar disorder and their families. Essential reading for anyone interested in the treatment of bipolar disorder." - Ellen Frank, PhD, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, USA "This timely second edition is most welcome. Miklowitz and his colleagues have significantly advanced the field of integrated treatment for bipolar disorder. The empirical basis for a family-focused approach is now well established and we can safely apply these treatment strategies to new populations, such as adolescents with bipolar disorder. This book will appeal to any mental health professional who wants to learn how to deliver family-focused treatment successfully." - David J. Kupfer, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , USA

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