Bipolar Depression introduces a model for diagnosis that allows the clinician to distinguish between bipolar and unipolar depression, addressing problems of misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis, as well as differentiate attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder.

A model for diagnosis is introduced that allows the clinician to distinguish between bipolar and unipolar depression, as well as differentiate ADHD and bipolar disorder. The contributors review neurobiology and genetics, bipolar depression in children, and considerations regarding suicide, and offer specific treatment approaches.