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List of Review Contributors<br /> <br /> Preface<br /> <br /> Classification, Diagnosis and Boundaries of Bipolar Disorders (Hagop S. Akiskal) <br /> <br /> Prognosis of Bipolar Disorder (Andeas Marneros and Peter Brieger) <br /> <br /> Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (Charles L. Bowden) <br /> <br /> Psychosocial Intervention for Bipolar Disorder (Mark S. Bauer) <br /> <br /> Effects of Gender and Age on Phenomenology and Management of Bipolar Disorder (Kenneth L. Shulman, Ayal Schaffer, Anthony Levitt and Nathan Harramann) <br /> <br /> The Economic and Social Burden of Bipolar Disorder (Joseph F. Goldberg and Carrie L. Ernst)<br /> <br /> Index<br /> <br /> Acknowledgements

"...It is the state-of-the-art book in this emerging field, a must read in any medical library..." (Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, Vol.71, No.6, 2002) <p>"...a stimulating and comprehensive account of recent research..." (British Journal of Psychiatry, September 2003)</p>

<p><b>Mario Maj</b> is Professor of Psychiatry at the Primo Policlinico Universitario in Naples, Italy. Maj has been President of the Italian Psychiatric Association; President of the Italian Society of Biological Psychiatry; Secretary-General of the Association of European Psychiatrists; Editor of "European Psychiatry" and World Psychiatry. He became President of the Association of European Psychiatrists in January 2002 and of the World Psychiatric Association in September 2008.</p> <p><b>Hagop S. Akiskal</b> is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the International Mood Center, San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA. He was awarded the Jean Delay prize by the World Psychiatric Association in 2002 for research work that better bridges the gap between biological, psychological and social aspects of psychiatry and mental health. He has received the Gold Medal for Pioneer Research - Society of Biological Psychiatry -, the German Anna Monika Prize for Depression, the NARSAD Prize for Affective Disorders, the French Jules Baillarger and the Italian Aretaeus Prizes for his research on the bipolar spectrum. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Affective Disorders.</p> <p><b>Juan José Lopez-Ibor</b> is a Spanish psychiatrist. He studied medicine at the University of Valencia and of Madrid, where he obtained his doctorate in 1930.</p> <p><b>Norman Sartorius</b> is a psychiatrist and professor. He previously served as a director of the World Health Organization's Division of Mental Health. He has also been a former president of the World Psychiatric Association and of the European Psychiatric Association.</p>

Be Guided by the Evidence? <p>Bipolar disorder is a serious mental disorder involving episodes of mania or hypomania and depression and affects up to 5% of the population. Often undiagnosed, bipolar disorder usually begins in adolescence and remains untreated for years although several treatment options are available.</p> <p>In the last decade, research into this disorder has intensified and it now appears that bipolar disorder is a much more common condition than previously thought.</p> <p>This volume provides:</p> <ul> <li>Coverage of developments in diagnostic, therapeutic, social and economic issues surrounding bipolar disorder</li> <li>Accompanying commentaries from internationally acclaimed experts</li> <li>An unbiased and reliable reference point</li> </ul> This fifth volume in the WPA Series Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry is of relevance to all psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses and policy makers.

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