This practical, clinically oriented handbook provides up-to-date information on the concept, causality, diagnosis, and pharmacologic and behavioral treatment of hypomania, an increasingly recognized stage of bipolar illness often referred to as "elevated mood." The first section traces the evolution of the concept of elevated mood, including the bipolar spectrum model and the GEnES fingerprint, a new model for understanding the role of both neurocellular and environmental factors in mood disorders. Subsequent sections address diagnostic issues, provide evidence-based treatment recommendations, and discuss the management of symptoms, populations, and comorbid conditions that pose special challenges. This title features an appendix lists Internet resources for patients.
ELEVATED MOOD: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE VIEWPOINTS The Evolution of Elevated Mood The GEnES Fingerprint: The Future DIAGNOSIS OF ELEVATED MOOD Diagnostic Issues in Hypomania Upside Down: Depression and Hypomania TREATMENT OF ELEVATED MOOD Treating Elevated Mood: The Principles and the Challenges Treating Elevated Mood Without Medication Treating Elevated Mood With Medication SPECIAL SITUATIONS Mixed Episodes and Rapid Cycling Roughening: When Treatment Fails Agitated Activation, Anxiety, and Elevated Mood Sleep and Hypomania: The ABCs of Getting ZZZs Medical Conditions and Elevated Mood Elevated Mood and Substance Abuse Pregnancy and Elevated Mood Appendix: Internet Resources for Patients
