Book Review August 15, 1998

Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach

Ronald M. Salomon

J Clin Psychiatry 1998;59(8):434-434

Article Abstract

In Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach, Miklowitz and Goldstein present an intimate summation of their extensive experience in treatments of families with a member who has recently suffered a bout of bipolar illness. This valuable book focuses on the psychosocial issues in the aftermath of hospitalizations for manic episodes: illness education, compliance and resistance, the recovery and social reintegration of the patient, communication training, problem solving, and crisis management.

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