The Bipolar Brain Integrating Neuroimaging and Genetics

"The Bipolar Brain is an excellent, comprehensive, thoughtful, and cutting edge overview of what we know about the intersecting worlds of genetic and neuroimaging research in bipolar illness. It is also a first-rate gateway into the future." -- Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD, The Dalio Family Professor in Mood Disorders and Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine"The Bipolar Brain is an outstanding compendium and synthesis summarizing the substantial advances to date in understanding the genetics, brain structures and function involved in the clinical manifestations of bipolar disorder. Highly readable and clinically relevant, with contributors who have led the fields of clinical neuroscience in bipolar disorder, this volume in itself advances the field." -- Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD, President-CEO, Lindner Center of Hope"Strakowski and a stellar group of colleagues have produced a volume much awaited by the field. They provide us with an integrated neurophysiological model of bipolar disorder by focusing on neuroimaging and genetic findings- no doubt the most robust biomarkers on the pathophysiology of this devastating condition. This volume achieves its goal of providing us with a neurophysiological paradigm of bipolar disorder - A volume that will be of great value not only to investigators in the field but also to clinicians treating patients with bipolar disorder who wish to better understand its pathophysiology. This book gives me hope that with a better understanding of the condition, our patients will benefit from better treatments. The goal of developing treatments tailored to neuroimaging and genetic finding may not be that far away after all." -- Mauricio Tohen MD, DrPH, MBA, President, International Society for Bipolar Disorders"The Bipolar Brain provides an abundance of readily accessible information on ways that brain imaging methods can aid in understanding the psychopathology, illness course, and interrelationships b