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This extensively updated new edition of the acclaimed book in the Advancesin Psychotherapy series integrates empirical research from thelast 10 years to provide clear and up-to-date guidance on the assessmentand effective treatment of bipolar disorder. The expert authors, ateam of psychotherapists, medical practitioners, and researchers, beginby describing the main features of bipolar disorder based on DSM-5 and ICD-10 criteria. Current theories and medication managementguidelines are described, along with decision trees for evaluating thebest treatment options. They then outline a systematic, integrated,and empirically supported treatment approach involving structured,directive therapy. Special considerations, including managing suiciderisk, substance misuse, and medication nonadherence, are also addressed.This compact, stand-alone resource aims to help psychotherapists,psychologists, medical and psychiatric practitioners, andnurses deliver the highest standards of care for people with bipolardisorder.
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.Robert Reiser, PhD, is a cognitive behavioraltherapist in private practicefocusing on treatment of individualsand families with serious mental illnessand a Fellow of the Academy ofCognitive Therapy. He supervisesgraduate clinicians in training, teachesclasses in cognitive behavioral therapy,and provides workshops, consultation,and technical assistance related toimprovements in the treatment of bipolardisorder in community mentalhealth settings.Larry W. Thompson, PhD, received hisdoctorate from Florida State Universityin 1961. Since then he has held therank of Professor at three universities,Duke University, University of SouthernCalifornia, and Stanford University. Dr.Thompson's recent interests have focusedon the problems and issues involvedin transporting evidenced-basedpsychotherapeutic interventions fromthe research laboratory into communitysettings.Sheri L. Johnson, PhD, is a Professorof Psychology at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley and the Director of theCal Mania (CALM) team. She has publishedover 200 manuscripts and fivebooks. Her research has focused onpsychological aspects of bipolar disorderfor the past twenty years withfunding from the National Alliance forResearch in Schizophrenia and Depression(NARSAD) and from the NationalInstitute of Mental Health.Trisha Suppes, MD, PhD, is a Professorat Stanford University in the School ofMedicine Department of Psychiatryand Behavioral Sciences and directorof the Bipolar and Depression ResearchProgram at Palo Alto VeteransAffairs. Her research focuses on improvingdiagnoses, treatment, and bestcare practices for patients with bipolardisorder and depression. Recent workincludes exploring the biological basisof mood disorders and personalizedapproaches to treatment.
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