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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... tasks which progressively built up to the point that she again . had to work excessive hours to catch up . This over - activity / inactivity cycle was clearly demonstrated in record sheets , along with an absence of non - task activ ...
... tasks which progressively built up to the point that she again . had to work excessive hours to catch up . This over - activity / inactivity cycle was clearly demonstrated in record sheets , along with an absence of non - task activ ...
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... tasks into A and B lists . The tasks on the A list are ' must do now ' tasks , the B list has the tasks than can wait a while . YA : Right , but how will that help me ? TH : It sounds as though at the moment it might be a good idea to ...
... tasks into A and B lists . The tasks on the A list are ' must do now ' tasks , the B list has the tasks than can wait a while . YA : Right , but how will that help me ? TH : It sounds as though at the moment it might be a good idea to ...
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... tasks if you feel low ? SH : Just overwhelmed . I can't get started because I know I'll never finish them all . What's the point ? TH : So do you think it is realistic to aim to do all your tasks each day feeling like that ? SH : Well ...
... tasks if you feel low ? SH : Just overwhelmed . I can't get started because I know I'll never finish them all . What's the point ? TH : So do you think it is realistic to aim to do all your tasks each day feeling like that ? SH : Well ...
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