Bipolar Disorder
Subtitle: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Published: April 11, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781593856557
Subjects: Clinical Psychology; Mood Disorders; Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology; Psychology; Bipolar Disorder; Family counseling; Manic-depressive illness; Treatment; therapy
Description: Family-focused psychoeducational treatment (FFT) is among a very small number of psychosocial treatments that have been found to be effective in multiple studies to improve the course of bipolar disorder. This indispensable guide describes how to implement FFT with adult and adolescent patients and their family members. Provided are practical procedures for helping families understand the nature of bipolar disorder, strengthen their communication skills, solve day-to-day problems, and reduce the risk and severity of relapse. The book incorporates state-of-the-art knowledge on the illness and its biological and psychosocial management. More than a dozen reproducible handouts are included. -- from back cover.
Notes: Second Edition