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Record Nr.

UNINA9910317644403321

Autore

Barnhill Jarrett

Titolo

Bipolar disorder : a portrait of a complex mood disorder / / edited by Jarrett Barnhill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen, 2012

Rijeka, Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

953-51-6791-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.895

Soggetti

Bipolar disorder

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Bipolar Disorder: Portrait of a Complex Mood Disorder is a step towards integrating many diverse perspectives on BD. As we shall see, such diversity makes it difficult to clearly define the boundaries of BD. It is helpful to view BD from this perspective, as a final common pathway arises from multiple frames of reference. The integration of epigenetics, molecular pharmacology, and neurophysiology is essential. One solution involves using this diverse data to search for endophenotypes to aid researchers, even though most clinicians prefer broader groupings of symptoms and clinical variables. Our challenge is to consolidate this new information with existing clinical practice in a usable fashion. This need for convergent thinkers who can integrate the findings in this book remains a critical need. This book is a small step in that direction and hopefully guides researchers and clinicians towards a new synthesis of basic neurosciences and clinical psychiatry