Brian Quinn, LCSW, PhD, is a clinical social worker in private practice in Huntington, New York. He delivers live and Web-based seminars nationwide on treating depression and bipolar disorder, having trained more than 1,500 practitioners. He is the author of The Depression Sourcebook. Irving B. Weiner, PhD, is the Series Editor for the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health. He is a prolific author and the editor of the award-winning, twelve-volume Handbook of Psychology, also from Wiley.

• Series Preface ixPreface by S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH xiAcknowledgments xvSection One: Epidemeology, Phenomenology, and DiagnosisIntroduction Bipolar Spectrum Illnesses: Common but Often Misdiagnosed and Inappropriately Treated 3Chapter 1 An Overview of Bipolar Disorder and Its Diagnosis 11Section Two: Differential Diagnosis and ComorbidityChapter 2 Differentiating Unipolar from Bipolar Depression 37Chapter 3 Differentiating Bipolar Illness from Organic Illnesses and Other Psychiatric Disorders 59Chapter 4 Comorbidity: Organic Illnesses, ADHD, Personality, Eating, Anxiety, and Impulse Control Disorders 79Chapter 5 Comorbidity: Alcohol and Drug Abuse 95Section Three: TreatmentChapter 6 Pharmacologic Treatment of Mania and Hypomania 129Chapter 7 The Problem of Bipolar Depression 179Chapter 8 Psychosocial Treatments 223Chapter 9 Nonpharmacologic Approaches 241Chapter 10 Identification and Management of Suicide Risk 261Chapter 11 Child and Early Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: An Emerging Diagnosis by Carolyn Colwell, LCSW 275Chapter 12 Bipolar Disorder in Older Adults by Colin Depp, Ph.D 309Chapter 13 A Multidimensional Approach to Helping Patients with Bipolar Disorder 321Index 337

"As suggested in the preface, the text is easy to read. The chapters are also peppered with useful pearls about bipolar disorder, particularly regarding treatment approaches for non-medical mental health practitioners." (Journal of Psychiatric Practice, January 2009) "This is an excellent overview of bipolar illness...Treatment interventions including pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, and psychosocial are explained clearly and concisely.  I would highly recommend this book." (Chicago Psychiatry Associates, 2008)"Quinn demonstrates that he is well versed and skillful in presenting the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in an organized and clinically relevant way. This text is a competent, thorough and clinically useful guide to the multiple aspects of bipolar diagnosis and treatment. It will be read satisfactorily by both medically trained mental health professionals and psychotherapists alike." (International Society for Bipolar Disorder, Fall 2007)