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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... normal mood states . This is particularly the case for patients who have experienced frequent relapses . Tiredness , sadness and feeling ' fed up ' as a result of normal everyday life are interpreted as precursors to a depressive ...
... normal mood states . This is particularly the case for patients who have experienced frequent relapses . Tiredness , sadness and feeling ' fed up ' as a result of normal everyday life are interpreted as precursors to a depressive ...
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... normal upturn in mood . Indeed one of the problems most frequently reported by patients is that they cannot tell when a ' good mood ' is normal and when it is a precursor to a manic or hypomanic episode . Naive therapists who have only ...
... normal upturn in mood . Indeed one of the problems most frequently reported by patients is that they cannot tell when a ' good mood ' is normal and when it is a precursor to a manic or hypomanic episode . Naive therapists who have only ...
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... normal run of life , I can stop and calm down . I never thought of that . TE : What enables you to calm down in normal circumstances ? PE : When I am not high ? I think it's because I can keep a sense of proportion about what's ...
... normal run of life , I can stop and calm down . I never thought of that . TE : What enables you to calm down in normal circumstances ? PE : When I am not high ? I think it's because I can keep a sense of proportion about what's ...
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