Treating bipolar disorder : a clinician's guide to interpersonal and social rhythm therapy

Introduction: Where Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy Came From1. The Patients2. Empirically Supported Theories of Bipolar Disorder and the Etiology of Bipolar Episodes3. Empirically Supported Therapies for Bipolar Disorder4. A Brief Overview of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy5. Assessment of Bipolar Disorders and Common Comorbidities6. The Individualized Case Formulation: History Taking and the Interpersonal Inventory7. Orienting the Patient to Treatment and Individualized Treatment Planning8. Symptom Management: Stabilizing Social Rhythms and Behavioral Activation9. Intervening in Interpersonal Problem Areas10. Intervening: Other Useful Interventions11. Monitoring Progress and Enhancing Treatment Adherence12. The Therapeutic Relationship in Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy13. Poor Outcome and How to Handle It14. Tapering or Concluding TreatmentAppendices