Despite recent advances in the treatment of mood disorders, the vast majority of patients are not receiving the most up-to-date care. This is not entirely the result of the move to community mental health facilities, but also because the recent upsurge in research on psychosocial treatment of bipolar disorders has not filtered down to those working on the front lines. Reiser and Thompson (both Pacific Graduate School of Psychology) describe the new complexities of diagnosing the different types of bipolar disorders and compare this with the differentiating factors of diagnosing other mental health conditions, give the leading theories and models of bipolar disorder, and describe diagnosis and treatment indications. Although the treatments described here do not substitute for standard psychiatric care, they do provide supplemental support (such as ways to decrease attrition and increase motivation) for community-health patients who are receiving such care and associated medication. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less