Bipolar Disorder in Childhood and Early Adolescence

This volume provides a state-of-the-science review of knowledge on bipolar disorder in children, covering all aspects of theory and research. Leading clinical researchers address such topics as epidemiology, diagnosis and assessment, comorbidity, and outcomes. Compelling findings are presented on the neurobiological and genetic bases of the disorder. Throughout, contributors identify promising directions for further investigation while weighing in on key methodological questions and areas of controversy.

ISBN 1572308370   Pages 342 ISBN13 9781572308374 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Guilford Publications   Weight (grammes) 599 Imprint Guilford Publications   Published in New York Format Hardback   Height (mm) 231 Publication date 27 Mar 2003   Width (mm) 160 Library of Congress 02010222   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY 618.92895   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Introduction by Melissa P. DelBello and David Axelson and Barbara Geller		1
1		Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents: Epidemiology and Suicidal Behavior by Peter M. Lewinsohn and John R. Seeley and Daniel N. Klein		7
2		Phenomenology and Longitudinal Course of Children with a Prepubertal and Early Adolescent Bipolar Disorder Phenotype by Barbara Geller and James L. Craney and Kristine Bolhofner and Melissa P. DelBello and David Axelson and Joan Luby and Marlene Williams and Betsy Zimerman and Michael J. Nickelsburg and Jeanne Frazier and Linda Beringer		25
3		Bipolar Disorder in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders by Sandra DeJong and Jean A. Frazier		51
4		Bipolar Disorder and Comorbid Disorders: The Case for a Dimensional Nosology by Demitri F. Papolos		76
5		Offspring Studies in Child and Early Adolescent Bipolar Disorder by Kiki Chang and Hans Steiner		107
6		The Role of NMDA Receptor Hypofunction in Idiopathic Psychotic Disorders by Nuri B. Farber and John W. Newcomer		130
7		Neuroimaging in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder by Melissa P. DelBello and Robert A. Kowatch		158
8		Affective Neuroscience and the Pathophysiology of Bipolar Disorder by Robinder K. Bhangoo and Christen M. Deveney and Ellen Leibenluft		175
9		The Immune System and Bipolar Affective Disorder by Ohel Soto and Tanya K. Murphy		193
10		Sleep and Other Biological Rhythms by Uma Rao		215
11		The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder by Judith A. Badner		247
12		The Pharmacological Treatment of Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder by Neal D. Ryan		255
13		Psychotherapy for Children with Bipolar Disorder by Jill S. Goldberg-Arnold and Mary A. Fristad		272
14		Family Interventions for Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder by Mary A. Fristad and Jill S. Goldberg-Arnold		295
15		Internet Support for Parents of Children with Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder by Martha Hellander and Dory P. Sisson and Mary A. Fristad		314
		Index		331

"This is the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and scientifically rigorous book on the topic of bipolar disorder in youth. It is "the" source for research findings related to the epidemiology, neurobiology, genetics, clinical characteristics, course, and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorder. Any mental health professional who treats children with bipolar disorder should own a copy of this book."--Karen Dineen Wagner, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas "Geller and DelBello have done a great service to the field by pulling together into one compact volume the diversity of findings relevant to juvenile-onset bipolar disorder. The chapters, articulately written by noted experts in the field, provide state-of-the-art summaries of the research literature pertinent to differential diagnosis, comorbidity, risk and protective factors, longitudinal outcome, genetic and neurobiological vulnerabilities, and pharma

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