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. |
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Page 81
... nature of our therapy ; it assumes that stress can trigger episodes , because that in turn implies that reducing stress can reduce the number of such episodes . Second , it will involve careful study of the different phases of the ...
... nature of our therapy ; it assumes that stress can trigger episodes , because that in turn implies that reducing stress can reduce the number of such episodes . Second , it will involve careful study of the different phases of the ...
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... nature of the problem to be solved and details of where , when , how and in what context the problem occurs . Having obtained information on the nature of the problem , time is allocated to brain storming possible solutions . It is ...
... nature of the problem to be solved and details of where , when , how and in what context the problem occurs . Having obtained information on the nature of the problem , time is allocated to brain storming possible solutions . It is ...
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... nature due to its extreme swing of moods at both the manic and depressive end with periods of relative normality during which the sufferer's mood is relatively stable . Burden can be present during the acute phases and between episodes ...
... nature due to its extreme swing of moods at both the manic and depressive end with periods of relative normality during which the sufferer's mood is relatively stable . Burden can be present during the acute phases and between episodes ...
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