Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: A Therapist's Guide to Concepts, Methods and PracticeBipolar disorder or manic depression is a serious mental disorder attracting increasing interest and could represent the next major area for the wider application of cognitive behavioral therapy. The authors have treated manic depressive patients on a routine clinical basis and have included in this book a detailed description of the techniques and issues in working with this client group. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 45
Page 36
Benson ( 1975 ) , in a 41 - month open trial , treated 31 patients with psychotherapy in addition to lithium ... Moreover , serum lithium levels were unavailable in a significant proportion of subjects at 3 months ( 54 % ) and at 6 ...
Benson ( 1975 ) , in a 41 - month open trial , treated 31 patients with psychotherapy in addition to lithium ... Moreover , serum lithium levels were unavailable in a significant proportion of subjects at 3 months ( 54 % ) and at 6 ...
Page 43
In all groups there was a significant excess of life events compared to controls , a pattern that was particularly strong in the 3 months prior to onset of illness . This pattern was sustained even when events were excluded which might ...
In all groups there was a significant excess of life events compared to controls , a pattern that was particularly strong in the 3 months prior to onset of illness . This pattern was sustained even when events were excluded which might ...
Page 268
Coping with an emergency REMIND INFORMANT OF PROBLEM AREAS : Day Month Year Establish date of onset of disability ... Day Month Year Date of onset of present episode Day Month Year Date of interview Months Duration of episode prior to ...
Coping with an emergency REMIND INFORMANT OF PROBLEM AREAS : Day Month Year Establish date of onset of disability ... Day Month Year Date of onset of present episode Day Month Year Date of interview Months Duration of episode prior to ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Introduction to bipolar disorder | 1 |
Review of current treatment | 25 |
Psychosocial models in bipolar disorder | 42 |
Copyright | |
13 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
able accept activities agree approach areas asked assessment associated avoid become behaviour beliefs better bipolar bipolar illness changes Chapter client clinical cognitive coping course described developing difficult discussed disorder drugs early effects emotional episode et al evidence example experience feel felt functioning further goals going hospital ideas identified important increased individual intervention issues lead less lithium look loss manage mania manic depression manic episode medication mental months mood normal onset particular patients pattern period person phase plans possible present problems prodromes relapse relation relationship relatively reported response risk role routine Scale sense sessions severe significant sleep social sometimes specific stage strategies stress studies subjects suffering suggest symptoms tasks techniques therapist therapy things thoughts treatment understand usually week