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Psychotherapy for bipolar disorders - efficacy and effectiveness.

Jan Scott1

  • 1Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK. j.scott@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Journal of Psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)
|March 23, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Psychological therapies can help reduce relapse rates in bipolar disorder, particularly for depressive episodes. However, current evidence does not show one therapy being more effective than another for bipolar disorder treatment.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Bipolar disorder requires comprehensive treatment strategies.
  • Psychological interventions are increasingly used alongside medication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the efficacy of psychological treatments as adjuncts to medication for bipolar disorder.
  • To identify the effectiveness of specific therapy models in managing bipolar disorder symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of randomized controlled treatment trials.
  • Analysis of recent treatment outcome studies on psychological therapies for bipolar disorder.

Main Results:

  • Adjunctive psychological therapies are associated with reduced relapse rates in bipolar disorder.

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  • These therapies demonstrate greater effectiveness in treating depressive episodes compared to manic episodes.
  • No specific psychological therapy showed a unique mechanism of action or advantage over others.

    • Conclusions:

    • Further research is needed to address theoretical gaps and evidence for effectiveness.
    • Targeting psychological therapies to specific patient subgroups with bipolar disorder requires more data.