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ALCOHOL, GENDER AND DRINKING PROBLEMS: PERSPECTIVES FROM LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
Author(s) -
PARRY CHARLES
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01721.x
Subject(s) - parry , unit (ring theory) , citation , public health , alcohol abuse , unit of alcohol , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , library science , alcohol , nursing , alcohol consumption , computer science , mathematics education , artificial intelligence , biochemistry , chemistry
options presented. There is also discussion of investigational strategies for the treatment of rapid cycling, mixed episodes and atypical bipolar mood disorder, focusing on study design and offering suggestions for study methodology for this challenging condition. The book is an easy and comprehensive read. Providing insight into present knowledge of the diverse manifestations along the full spectrum of bipolar disorder, it gives an overview of gaps in knowledge remaining to be studied. The book’s strength is that it not only determines issues that are weakly presented in the research arena but it also looks at methodological and study design issues that can help to improve future research. The weakness is that when addressing effectiveness of specific pharmacotherapeutic possibilities it does not always fully address the issue of adverse events. This would include those capable of resulting in patientor physician-initiated discontinuation of treatment, problems that could arise from using specific drug combinations and the genetic differences that may be important in this field. This is an interesting book worthwhile for both clinicians and researchers in the field of bipolar disorders.