Second edition. By Frederick K. Goodwin and Kay Redfield Jamison. 1262 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 2007. $99. ISBN 978-0-19-513579-4.
The first edition of Goodwin and Jamison's book on manic depressiveillness, published in 1990, became a classic, and clinicians,researchers, and patients alike frequently referred to it asthe bible of bipolar disorders. Producing the much-anticipatedsecond edition of this masterpiece must have been a dauntingtask, but the editors recruited 15 experts in the field to helpcollate findings of research since the publication of the firstedition, to develop an updated and improved version of theirbook. It is a tour de force that I expect will receive the universalacclaim given to its predecessor and will . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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