Psychotherapy: Bipolar disorder
What will be an ideal response?
Primary focus: increasing knowledge, adherence ... reducing risk of relapse
Stress inoculation, Psychoeducation
Teach / help patients / family:
how to recognize, avoid stressors
how to cope with what they can't avoid
accept disorder
identify adjustments to reduce stress
recognize symptom changes that may require change in drug therapy
Most useful when combined with well managed drug therapy regimen
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