From the Book - Third edition.
Symptoms, syndromes, and diagnosis. Normal and abnormal mood ; The diagnosis of bipolar disorder ; Bipolar disorder and DSM-5 ; The mood disease
Treatment. The plastic brain ; Mood-stabilizing medications ; Antidepressant medications ; Antipsychotic medications ; More medications, hormones, and dietary supplements ; Brain-stimulation treatments ; Counseling and psychotherapy ; Treatment approaches in bipolar disorder
Variations, causes, and connections. Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents ; Women with bipolar disorder: special considerations ; Alcoholism and drug abuse ; The science of cycles: chronobiology ; The genetics of bipolar disorder ; Bipolar biology ; Bipolar disorder and creativity
Getting better and staying well. Living with bipolar disorder ; Planning for emergencies ; The role of the family ; Looking ahead.
The diagnosis of bipolar disorder
A summary of the diagnostic categories of bipolar disorder in DSM IV
The brain: neurons, neurotransmitters, and more
Mood-stabilizing medications
Antidepressant medications
Antipsychotic medications
Other medications, hormones, and dietary supplements
Electroconvulsive therapy and related treatments
Counseling and psychotherapy
Treatment approaches in bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents
Women with bipolar disorder: special considerations
Alcoholism and drug abuse
Seasonal affective disorder and chronology
The genetics of bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder and creativity
Living with bipolar disorder
Symptoms, syndromes, and diagnosis
Antidepressant medications
Other medications, hormones, and an herb
Counseling and psychotherapy
Variations, causes, and connections
Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents
Women with bipolar disorder
Seasonal affective disorder and chronobiology
Getting better and staying well
Living with bipolar disorder