Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorders
An Integrative Approach

Outlines the foundations of an integrative psychological treatment for bipolar disorder, featuring sessions for clinical practice.

María Reinares (Edited by), Anabel Martínez-Arán (Edited by), Eduard Vieta (Edited by)

9781108460095, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 7 November 2019

134 pages, 13 b/w illus. 13 tables
23.4 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm, 0.26 kg

'This is a comprehensive review of psychotherapy interventions for helping people with bipolar disorder. Students in clinical training are likely to find it very useful but so are licensed mental health professionals who have been practicing for years. Many different approaches are addressed here along with the research supporting their effectiveness … What is unique about this book is that all of the approaches are presented so as to invite therapists to evaluate how they might selectively combine them, as appropriate, within an integrative treatment plan. There also is a very useful section at the end that can be shared with clients, describing the different parts of an integrative approach.' D. C. Marston, Choice

While medication is hugely important in treating bipolar disorders, an integrated approach which utilizes psychological treatments can target some aspects that medication alone cannot reach. A comprehensive review of evidence-based psychological treatments is provided, followed by practical information on psychoeducation for patients and family members, healthy lifestyle promotion, mindfulness-based interventions and cognitive and functional remediation, as they represent the basis on which the integrative approach is developed. The second half of the book provides examples of sessions of integrative therapy, which can be shared with patients themselves, enhancing the effectiveness of applying the treatment. Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorders: An Integrative Approach offers a brief but multi-component treatment framework that can also be implemented in non-specialized health centres. This approach may greatly improve the well-being and quality of life of people with bipolar disorders. This accessible text is an essential resource for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and any healthcare provider working in mental healthcare.

Preface
Part I. An Introduction of Treatments: 1.1 Introduction to bipolar disorders
1.2 Adjunctive psychological treatments in adults with bipolar disorders
Part II. The Foundations of an Integrative Approach to Bipolar Disorders: 2.1 Psychoeducation for patients and family members
2.2 Promotion of a healthy lifestyle
2.3 Mindfulness
2.4 Cognitive and functional remeditation
Part III. An Integrative Approach to Bipolar Disorders: 3.1 Introduction to the integrative approach
3.2 Contents of the integrative approach
Appendix 1. The group rules
Appendix 2. Level of satisfaction with the intervention
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Psychotherapy [MMJT], Psychiatry [MMH]