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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Pharmacotherapy for the Acute Phase of Mania Lithium has been the most commonly used and most evaluated drug for the treatment of mania . It has a latency period of one to two weeks before the drug takes effect .
Pharmacotherapy for the Acute Phase of Mania Lithium has been the most commonly used and most evaluated drug for the treatment of mania . It has a latency period of one to two weeks before the drug takes effect .
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For example , manic phases are more public and the expansive mood ... During the manic phase , patients can be insensitive to their partners ' needs or become flirtatious or even sexually promiscuous due to sexual over - arousal .
For example , manic phases are more public and the expansive mood ... During the manic phase , patients can be insensitive to their partners ' needs or become flirtatious or even sexually promiscuous due to sexual over - arousal .
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During the two extreme mood states , different problems in the couple's relationship may emerge . For example during the manic phase , spouses may feel more tense and anxious and find patients ' increased sexual ...
During the two extreme mood states , different problems in the couple's relationship may emerge . For example during the manic phase , spouses may feel more tense and anxious and find patients ' increased sexual ...
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Contents
Introduction to bipolar disorder | 1 |
Review of current treatment | 25 |
Psychosocial models in bipolar disorder | 42 |
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| Title | Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: A Therapist's Guide to Concepts, Methods and Practice Volume 72 of Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology |
| Authors | Dominic H. Lam, Steven H. Jones, Peter Hayward, Jenifer A. Bright |
| Editor | Dominic H. Lam |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Wiley, 1999 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0471979457, 9780471979456 |
| Length | 308 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / General Psychology / Clinical Psychology Psychology / Psychopathology / Bipolar Disorder Self-Help / Mood Disorders / General |
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