Building on the success of the first edition, this second edition has
been extensively revised and updated to include recent developments in
the assessment of bipolar disorder. Each chapter summarizes the key
issues surrounding a particular area of bipolar disorder or bipolar
spectrum disorder and presents the most commonly used scales in their
evaluation. The evidence base in each chapter has been expanded and
brought fully up-to-date. In addition, two new chapters have been added
on assessment of functioning and assessment of suicide risk in patients
with bipolar disorder. The assessment of functioning chapter introduces
the newly developed and validated scale, the Functional Assessment Short
Test, which assesses six major areas of functioning and is now widely
used as an outcome measure in epidemiologic and observational studies.
The assessment of suicidality chapter features the Columbia
Classification Algorithm of Suicide Assessment which classifies
suicidality based on empirical findings and predictive risk factors.
Written by a world renowned leading expert in the field of bipolar
disorder, this second edition of a Guide to Assessment Scales in Bipolar
Disorder is an essential reference for all clinicians and health
professionals providing a concise selection of the key assessment tools
for evaluating the patient with suspected bipolar disorder.
