Unexplored Areas of Psychotherapy in Bipolar Disorder

Popovic D., YILDIZ A., Murphy P., Colom F.

HARVARD REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY, vol.22, no.6, pp.373-378, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/hrp.0000000000000015
  • Journal Name: HARVARD REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.373-378
  • Keywords: bipolar disorder, depression, elderly, psychological interventions, psychotherapy
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Several psychological interventionsincluding group psychoeducation, family-focused psychoeducation, and interpersonal social-rhythm therapyhave demonstrated prophylactic efficacy as an adjunct to medication in bipolar disorders (BDs). The field of psychological interventions for BD has experienced impressive progress over the last 15 years. Certain unexplored areas, however, require further research in order to establish the full potential of psychological interventions for BD. Such research should focus, among other things, on cognitive impairment associated with BD, BD in the elderly, comorbid anxiety disorders and other comorbidities, the treatment of BD in pregnant women, and the improvement of patients' overall physical health.