The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder [Paperback]

Brian Quinn L.C.S.W. (Author), Irving B. Weiner (Series Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 20, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0470046627 | ISBN-13: 978-0470046623 | Edition: 1

The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder uses clear, highly accessible language to comprehensively guide the reader through the entire spectrum of bipolar and related disorders. This concise, informative reference provides a complete overview of the history of the field, diagnosis, treatment, research, emerging trends, and other critical information about bipolar disorder. Both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions are thoroughly covered.

Like all the books in the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health Series, Bipolar Disorder features a compact, easy-to-use format that includes:

• Vignettes and case illustrations
• A practical approach that emphasizes real-life treatment over theory
  
• Resources for specific readers such as clinicians, students, or patients

Early chapters in Bipolar Disorder lay out the descriptive and diagnostic issues for classic bipolar I disorder, the more subtle "soft" bipolar disorders, and other disorders, such as hyperactivity and borderline personality, that are often misdiagnosed as bipolar. The text then covers the medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse disorders that can accompany bipolar disorders, and offers practical tips for non-medically trained therapists on how to spot these disorders. Finally, pharmacological, psychosocial, and additional treatments and interventions are covered. This straightforward resource is admirably suited for a wide variety of readers, including students and practicing mental health professionals, as well as individuals and others directly and indirectly affected by bipolar disorder.

Editorial Reviews

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"As suggested in the preface, the text is easy to read. The chapters are also peppered with useful pearls about bipolar disorder, particularly regarding treatment approaches for non-medical mental health practitioners." (Journal of Psychiatric Practice, January 2009)

"This is an excellent overview of bipolar illness...Treatment interventions including pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, and psychosocial are explained clearly and concisely.  I would highly recommend this book." (Chicago Psychiatry Associates, 2008)

"Quinn demonstrates that he is well versed and skillful in presenting the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in an organized and clinically relevant way. This text is a competent, thorough and clinically useful guide to the multiple aspects of bipolar diagnosis and treatment. It will be read satisfactorily by both medically trained mental health professionals and psychotherapists alike." (International Society for Bipolar Disorder, Fall 2007)

From the Back Cover

The new, quick reference for understandingbipolar and related disorders

The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder uses clear, highly accessible language to comprehensively guide the reader through the entire spectrum of bipolar and related disorders. This concise, informative reference provides a complete overview of the history of the field, diagnosis, treatment, research, emerging trends, and other critical information about bipolar disorder. Both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions are thoroughly covered.

Like all the books in the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health Series, Bipolar Disorder features a compact, easy-to-use format that includes:

• Vignettes and case illustrations

• A practical approach that emphasizes real-life treatment over theory

• Resources for specific readers such as clinicians, students, or patients

Early chapters in Bipolar Disorder lay out the descriptive and diagnostic issues for classic bipolar I disorder, the more subtle "soft" bipolar disorders, and other disorders, such as hyperactivity and borderline personality, that are often misdiagnosed as bipolar. The text then covers the medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse disorders that can accompany bipolar disorders, and offers practical tips for non–medically trained therapists on how to spot these disorders. Finally, pharmacological, psychosocial, and additional treatments and interventions are covered. This straightforward resource is admirably suited for a wide variety of readers, including students and practicing mental health professionals, as well as individuals and others directly and indirectly affected by bipolar disorder.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470046627
• ISBN-13: 978-0470046623
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars For therapists and primary care providers: an excellent referenced source, November 14, 2007

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This review is from: The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder (Paperback)

As Brian Quinn explains very clearly, bipolar disorder is primarily a problem of depression. Therefore bipolarity -- the full range of bipolar presentations -- must be quite well understood by anyone who is going to treat depression. No longer can a practitioner say that she/he only treats depression, leaving bipolar disorder for psychiatrists to manage -- for two reasons: first, as many people are now painfully aware, it can be extremely difficult to find a psychiatrist who can see a new patient within a few weeks. Secondly, mood experts increasingly agree that bipolar disorder and "Major Depression" represent two extremes on a continuum with many patients at intermediate stages between the presentations characterized by the DSM-IV.

Therefore, even if one has the luxury of referring to a psychiatrist, differentiating unipolar from bipolar depression is increasingly recognized as a difficult task, more than we should ask from a busy primary care provider who has received little training in making this distinction (despite the FDA recommendation which appears in every antidepressant Prescribing Information that all patients who are too receive an antidepressant should be "screened for bipolar disorder).

Into this gap -- this chasm -- steps Brian Quinn with a concise guide to the understanding of the "bipolar spectrum" concept. One of the outstanding characteristics of this book is the extremely thorough referencing, of the caliber one would expect from from an academic bipolar specialist. Indeed, Brian Quinn is just such a specialist: his book reflects a remarkably thorough review of the literature, condensed into a practical summaries and recommendations.

Psychotherapists who wish to improve their understanding of bipolar disorders will appreciate being educated by a therapist colleague who has achieved a masterful understanding of the full spectrum of mood disorders. Those rare primary care providers who choose to spend their limited free time educating themselves using this book will be well rewarded.

Jim Phelps, M.D.

(author of a similar book on this topic for patients and familiesWhy Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder)

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably one of the best and most concise books for information on bipolar disorder, January 11, 2009

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This review is from: The Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder (Paperback)

As a busy clinician, I am often looking for concise manuals to help me keep current about information on various emotional disorders. This book provides concise and thorough information regarding bipolar disorder. I am looking forward to checking out some of the other Wiley Guides.