People Can Suffer from Bipolar Disorder for Years until It is Correctly Diagnosed.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31798) has announced the addition of Bipolar Psychopharmacotherapy: Caring For the Patient to their offering. Bipolar disorder is often not recognized as an illness, and people may suffer for years before it is properly diagnosed and treated. Like diabetes or heart disease, bipolar disorder is a long-term illness that must be carefully managed throughout a person's life. Pharmacotherapy pharmacotherapy /phar·ma·co·ther·a·py/ (-ther´ah-pe) treatment of disease with medicines. phar·ma·co·ther·a·py n. Treatment of disease through the use of drugs. is central to the acute treatment and long-term management of the disorder and as there are several classes of drugs, which are often prescribed concurrently, treatment issues are complex. This title examines major pharmacological treatments in the different phases of bipolar disorder. Chapters are devoted to commonly use pharmacological treatments with a critical review of the existing literature. Each chapter includes information not only on studies that have been published but also on new treatments that have been reported in peer reviewed scientific meetings. Topics Covered Contents. List of Contributors. Preface (Hagop S. Akiskal and Mauricio Tohen). Chapter 1 The Scope of Bipolar Disorder (Hagop S. Akiskal). Chapter 2 Lithium Treatment: Focus on Long-Term Prophylaxis (Mogens Schou and Paul Grof). Chapter 3 Valproate valproate /val·pro·ate/ (val-pro´at) a salt of valproic acid; the sodium salt has the same uses as the acid. val·pro·ate n. : Clinical Pharmacological Profile (Charles L. Bowden and Vivek Singh). Chapter 4 Pharmacological Profile and Clinical Utility of Lamotrigine in Bipolar Disorders (David J. Muzina and Joseph R. Calabrese). Chapter 5 Carbamazepine carbamazepine /car·ba·maz·e·pine/ (kahr?bah-maz´e-pen) an anticonvulsant and analgesic used in the treatment of pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia and in epilepsy manifested by certain types of seizures. , Other Anticonvulsants Anticonvulsants Drugs used to control seizures, such as in epilepsy. Mentioned in: Antipsychotic Drugs, Osteoporosis and Augmenting Agents(Heinz Grunze). Chapter 6 Olanzapine in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder has not currently been cured but it can be managed. (Mauricio Tohen, Giedra Campbell and Daniel Lin). Chapter 7 Haloperidol haloperidol /hal·o·peri·dol/ (hal?o-per´i-dol) an antipsychotic agent of the butyrophenone group with antiemetic, hypotensive, and hypothermic actions; used especially in the management of psychoses and to control vocal utterances and and Risperidone in Mania (John Cookson). Chapter 8 A Comparison of Second Generation Antipsychotics Antipsychotics A class of drugs used to control psychotic symptoms in patients with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and delusional disorder. Antipsychotics include risperidone (Risperdal), haloperidol (Haldol), and chlorpromazine (Thorazine). in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: Focus on Clozapine clozapine /clo·za·pine/ (klo´zah-pen) a sedative and antipsychotic agent; used in the treatment of schizophrenia. clo·za·pine n. , Quetiapine, Ziprasidone and Aripiprazole (Paul E. Keck and Susan L. McElroy). Chapter 9 Complex Combination Therapy: The Evolution toward Rational Polypharmacy in Lithium-Resistant Bipolar Illness (Robert M. Post, Andrew Speer and Gabriele S. Leverich). Chapter 10 The Primacy of Mania (Athanasios Koukopoulos). Chapter 11 Diagnostic and Clinical Management Approaches to Bipolar Depression, Bipolar II and their Comorbidities (Giulio Perugi, S. Nassir Ghaemi and Hagop S. Akiskal). Chapter 12 Bipolarity in Women: Therapeutic Issues (Susan L. McElroy, Lesley M. Arnold and Lori I. Altshuler). Chapter 13 Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. Bipolar Disorder: The Promise of Psychopharmacotherapy (Joseph Biederman). Chapter 14 Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Old Age (Kenneth I. Shulman). Chapter 15 Psychosocial Interventions in Bipolar Disorders: Rationale and Effectiveness (David J. Miklowitz). Chapter 16 The Pivotal Role of Psycho-Education in the Long-Term Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (Francesc Colom and Eduard Vieta). Chapter 17 The Role of Treatment Setting in the Pharmacotherapy of Bipolar Disorder (Jean-Michel Azorin). Chapter 18 Suicide Prevention (Zoltan Rihmer). Chapter 19 Principles of Caring for Bipolar Patients (Hagop S. Akiskal and Kareen K. Akiskal). Index. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31798 |
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