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Summary of the revised edition of‘Bipolar II Disorder: Modelling,Measuring and Managing’.Second edition, 2012. Edited by Professor GordonParker and published by Cambridge University Press.The lifetime risk of developing bipolar IIdisorder is five to seven per cent, yet the conditionis often poorly detected. Mood elevation states areless extreme than in bipolar I disorder although thedepressive episodes are usually severe. When correctlytreated, the outcome is positive, but bipolar II is oftenpoorly managed, resulting in a high suicide rate. Thisis the only academic and clinical management reviewfocusing entirely on bipolar II, scrutinising history, epidemiology,burden and neurobiology and including anextensive clinical debate by international experts abouteffective management strategies.In the revised edition, new chapters covercomorbidity, over-represented personality styles, illness‘trajectories’ and distinguishing bipolar II from personality-basedemotional dysregulation states. Evidencefor different clinical management options is reviewedin detail, and two clinical management models arepresented and then debated. This book is essentialreading for all health professionals managing mooddisorders and informative to patients seeking informationabout their condition and treatment options.BLACK DOG 201245