Enhancing quality of life among adolescents with bipolar disorder: A randomized trial of two psychosocial interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD) report lower quality of life (QoL) than adolescents with other psychiatric disorders. This study compared the efficacy of family-focused therapy for adolescents (FFT-A) plus pharmacotherapy to brief psychoeducation (enhanced care, or EC) plus pharmacotherapy on self-rated QoL in adolescents with BD over 2 years.

Methods

Participants were 141 adolescents (mean age: 15.6±1.4yr) with BD I or II who had a mood episode in the previous 3 months. Adolescents and parents were randomly assigned to (1) FFT-A, given in 21 sessions in 9 months of psychoeducation, communication enhancement training, and problem-solving skills training, or (2) EC, given in 3 family psychoeducation sessions. Study psychiatrists provided patient participants

SUBMITTER: O'Donnell LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5915675 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature