Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach - Couverture souple

Miklowitz, David J.; Frank, Ellen; Jamison, Kay Redfield; Kupfer, David J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1606236458 ISBN 13 : 9781606236451

Editeur : Guilford Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Family-focused psychoeducational treatment (FFT) is among a very small number of psychosocial treatments that have been found to be effective in multiple studies to improve the course of bipolar disorder. This indispensable guide describes how to implement FFT with adult and adolescent patients and their family members. Provided are practical procedures for helping families understand the nature of bipolar disorder, strengthen their communication skills, solve day-to-day problems, and reduce the risk and severity of relapse. The book incorporates state-of-the-art knowledge on the illness and its biological and psychosocial management. More than a dozen reproducible handouts are included.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David J. Miklowitz, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, and Visiting Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He is author of The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide and Living Well with Bipolar Disorder, for general readers, and several award-winning books for professionals, including Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach. Dr. Miklowitz has published over 300 scientific articles and 70 book chapters. He has won Distinguished Investigator awards from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, and the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology. Dr. Miklowitz is one of the few psychologists to have received the Award for Research in Mood Disorders from the American College of Psychiatrists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Guilford Publications
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1606236458
• ISBN 13: 9781606236451
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 348
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible