TY - CHAP AU - Wendy Cross AU - Ken Walsh ED - Jarrett Barnhill Y1 - 2012-02-24 PY - 2012 T1 - Star Shots: Stigma, Self-Disclosure and Celebrity in Bipolar Disorder N2 - Bipolar Disorder: Portrait of a Complex Mood Disorder is a step towards integrating many diverse perspectives on BD. As we shall see, such diversity makes it difficult to clearly define the boundaries of BD. It is helpful to view BD from this perspective, as a final common pathway arises from multiple frames of reference. The integration of epigenetics, molecular pharmacology, and neurophysiology is essential. One solution involves using this diverse data to search for endophenotypes to aid researchers, even though most clinicians prefer broader groupings of symptoms and clinical variables. Our challenge is to consolidate this new information with existing clinical practice in a usable fashion. This need for convergent thinkers who can integrate the findings in this book remains a critical need. This book is a small step in that direction and hopefully guides researchers and clinicians towards a new synthesis of basic neurosciences and clinical psychiatry BT - Bipolar Disorder SP - Ch. 10 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/31966 DO - 10.5772/31966 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -