John F. Clarkin, PhD, Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College; Director of Psychology, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
This is an indispensable treatment guide for all clinicians dealing with bipolar patients. Infused with clinical wisdom, transmitted in illustrative clinical vignettes, it is a clearly written guide to a family-based program. In a managed care environment, this is a focused, flexible, and efficient treatment
Review
"This is an indispensable treatment guide for all clinicians dealing with bipolar patients. Infused with clinical wisdom, transmitted in illustrative clinical vignettes, it is a clearly written guide to a family-based program. In a managed care environment, this is a focused, flexible, and efficient treatment." --John F. Clarkin, PhD, Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College; Director of Psychology, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
"Greatly influenced by the late Michael Goldstein's innovative work on family intervention in schizophrenia, this book is the fruit of Miklowitz and Goldstein's collaboration in the application of similar approaches to the equally great challenge of ameliorating the course of manic-depressive illness through family intervention. In this book, David Miklowitz and, regrettably posthumously, Michael Goldstein bring the wisdom of their psychoeducational approach and the techniques for applying it to practicing clinicians. Whether such clinicians typically treat individuals, couples, or entire families, they will benefit enormously from the perspective offered here and find much to incorporate into their work with patients suffering from bipolar disorder." --Ellen Frank, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
"This book [presents] the first treatment approach for bipolar disorder that truly integrates the use of medication and family intervention....Miklowitz and Goldstein succeed brilliantly in not being bound to a Procrustean bed of limited therapeutic rules. Instead, their treatment guidelines continuously emphasize a 'psychotherapeutic attitude' in which the experience, stories, and special life circumstances of the family members are given attention....This volume should quickly become required reading in every family and marital therapy training program. In addition, it should be read as well by all professionals, especially psychiatrists, who need to learn more about how the effectiveness of the medications they prescribe can be substantially enhanced with family-focused treatment." --From the Foreword by Lyman C. Wynne
"The book is beautifully written, in a style that can be fully appreciated by any trained mental health professional. It follows a format that I would strongly recommend to any author of a scientific or clinical text and that adds immeasurably to the book's readability....This is a masterful book, essential for any mental health professional who deals with patients suffering from bipolar disorder." --Psychiatric Services
"This volume provides a concise but thorough account of current knowledge about all aspects of bipolar disorder: symptom pictures, etiology, and treatments. Written in a clear style and free of jargon, the book is probably indispensable for professionals, of whatever discipline, who would consider implementing this type of treatment, while its first three chapters provide one of the best available overviews of bipolar disorder for clinicians, students, and even patients and their families." --Behavior Research and Therapy
"Bipolar Disorder includes useful handouts and worksheets. Social workers engaged in work with people with sever mental illness, and their families would find it an extremely valuable and practical book." --The Social Worker
"The authors provide useful models that assist the beginning therapist in the management of many disorders, not limited to bipolar disorder. The authors' insightful techniques will be a pleasure for any reader to absorb, as they present an epitome of practice techniques. I will highly recommend this book to psychiatry residents in our training program with a certainty that they will find their time well-spent reading it. While invaluable to the specialized family therapist who works with bipolar families, this book will also be a fine addition to any clinician's library." --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
"This book is an excellent addition to the literature on family treatment for bipolar disorder and is highly recommended for clinicians, researchers interested in treatment outcomes, and persons with bipolar disorder and their family members who are coping with the disorder....Overall, this is a remarkable and innovative outpatient family-focused treatment protocol for working with persons with bipolar disorder and their families after an acute episode....Research shows that families are staying in FFT and that it is helping to reduce the number of relapse episodes for persons with bipolar disorder." --The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
