Practical Psychosocial Management for Patients With Bipolar Disorder.

ABSTRACT: The broad acceptance of evidence-based psychosocial interventions as adjuncts to pharmacotherapy for bipolar disorder has been inhibited by the extensive training, supervision, and fidelity requirements of these approaches. Interventions that emphasize evidence-based strategies drawn from these modalities-rather than the full manualized protocols-may broaden the availability of psychotherapy for patients with bipolar disorder. In this article, psychosocial risk factors relevant to the course of bipolar disorder (stressful life events that disrupt social rhythms, lack of social support, family criticism and conflict, and lack of illness awareness or literacy) are reviewed, along with evidence-based psychosocial interventions (e.g., interpersonal and social rhythm therapy, cognitive-behavior

SUBMITTER: Miklowitz DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12685540 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature