Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that manifests with extreme shifts in mood these shifts in mood range from mania or extreme elation to depression bipolar disorder often appears in a. Bipolar disorder in later life provides a welcome starting point for review of what is known about late life bipolar disorder the editors martha sajatovic and frederic blow are well known for their work in the field of major psychiatric disorders in the elderly and particularly bipolar disorder and its comorbid conditions. Bipolar disorder in later life is an exceptionally well written and thorough review of this emerging focus of research both clinicians and academicians will find it to be a necessary and useful work in its own right and we hope that it leads to continued advances in the field. Bipolar in later life maintenance isbd older adult task force delphi survey of 25 specialists begin with open ended questions sharper focus with each iteration invite comments summarize results and feedback to group aiming to achieve consensus 80 oversight team reviews results formulates questions and prepares manuscript