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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... upsetting thoughts that are linked to depressive realism and automatic negative thoughts that are the result of a distorted perception driven by a lowered mood state . Being able to empathise with these patients is dependent on a ...
... upsetting thoughts that are linked to depressive realism and automatic negative thoughts that are the result of a distorted perception driven by a lowered mood state . Being able to empathise with these patients is dependent on a ...
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... upsetting her . It also says I have to work less than 6 hours a day and to ask myself questions about the consequences of acting on my feelings straight away . TH : Do these seem like strategies to employ at COGNITIVE TECHNIQUES 131.
... upsetting her . It also says I have to work less than 6 hours a day and to ask myself questions about the consequences of acting on my feelings straight away . TH : Do these seem like strategies to employ at COGNITIVE TECHNIQUES 131.
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... upsetting . I was so glad to be back at work ; it made me feel like a real person , somebody valuable . TH : And how do you feel now ? ME : Like a nobody . I just hate being back on Benefit . When I had to fill out those forms again ...
... upsetting . I was so glad to be back at work ; it made me feel like a real person , somebody valuable . TH : And how do you feel now ? ME : Like a nobody . I just hate being back on Benefit . When I had to fill out those forms again ...
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