Restructured to be even more useful to real-world clinicians, the revised and expanded second edition of this practical guide offers proven strategies for improving the long-term outcomes and quality of life of individuals with bipolar disorder. Extensive case illustrations bring to life the complexities of helping clients adhere to medication treatments, recognize the early warning signs of manic and depressive episodes, build coping skills, and manage specific symptoms. Replacing the original volume's 20-session protocol (now included in the Appendix) is a new, more flexible assessment and treatment framework that shows how to tailor interventions to each client's needs and level of experience with the illness. The second edition also features current treatment data, information on new medications, and new strategies for preventing relapse and addressing common comorbid conditions. --- from the publisher Contents 1. Introduction to the Second Edition 2. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: An Overview 3. Medication Treatments for Bipolar Disorder 4. Enhancing Adherence 5. Compliance Contracts 6. Early Detection to Prevent Relapse 7. Management of Behavioral Symptoms: Trigger Control and Increasing Positives 8. Management of Behavioral Symptoms: Controlling Negatives 9. Management of Cognitive Symptoms: Content Changes 10. Management of Cognitive Symptoms: Process Changes 11. Stress Management 12. Addressing Problems in Interpersonal Communication 13. Putting Together a Treatment Program Appendix: Protocol for 20 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Sessions Reviews "Since it is now clear that optimal treatment for the majority of individuals with bipolar disorder requires an approach that integrates pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, it is reassuring to see this revised, updated manual for one of the key psychotherapeutic modalities. As always, Basco and Rush write with extreme clarity. Readers will benefit from their collective wisdom about ways to intervene in this challenging disorder."-Ellen Frank, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic "A thoughtful, readable, and very useful volume. The authors' coverage of issues of compliance and adherence in therapy is comprehensive and compelling, providing a sound basis for preventing relapse. What makes the second edition unique is that the format allows clinicians to apply recommended treatment approaches during different phases of the illness, with patients from the newly diagnosed to those in sustained remission. This book will serve as a useful resource for graduate students as well as more experienced clinicians."-Edward Altman, PsyD, Department of Psychiatry (Retired), University of Illinois at Chicago About the Authors Monica Ramirez Basco, a clinical psychologist, received her doctoral training at the University of southern California. After an internship at the University of California, San Diego, she joined the research faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1987. Dr. Basco's research and clinical interests have been in the enhancement of treatment compliance as well as in the assessment and treatment of severe and persistent mental illnesses, with special emphasis on mood disorders. A. John Rush, MD, holds the Betty Jo Hay Distinguished Chair in Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry and is Vice-Chairman for Research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
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