The treatment of bipolar disorder integrative clinical strategies and future directions
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The treatment of bipolar disorder [electronic resource] : integrative clinical strategies and future directions / edited by André F. Carvalho and Eduard Vieta.
Bipolar disorder is a chronic and debilitating mental illness affecting a significant proportion of the world's population. It is associated with significant impairments in health-related quality of life and psychosocial functioning, and has significant illness-related morbidity and heightened mortality rates due to medical co-morbidities and suicide. The management of this disorder requires a complex combination of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions which can be challenging for clinicians. This work provides readers with a concise and comprehensive guide to the integrative management of bipolar disorder.