Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar Disorder A Therapist's Guide to Concepts, Methods and Practice

by Lam, Dominic H.; Jones, Steven H.; Hayward, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780470779415
• ISBN10: 0470779411
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

A thoroughly updated version of a key practitioner text, this new edition includes a treatment manual of cognitive-behavioural therapy for Bipolar Disorder which incorporates the very latest understanding of the psycho-social aspects of bipolar illness. Updated to reflect treatment packages developed by the authors over the last decade, and the successful completion of a large randomized controlled study which shows the efficacy of CBT for relapse prevention in Bipolar Disorder Demonstrates the positive results of a combined approach of cognitive behavioural therapy and medication Provides readers with a basic knowledge of bipolar disorders and its psycho-social aspects, treatments, and the authors' model for psychological intervention Includes numerous clinical examples and case studies

Author Biography

Dominic H. Lam is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Hull. He has published extensively in various aspects of bipolar disorders and is the main author of the CBT for bipolar disorders trial. Steven H. Jones is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research at Lancaster University. He has published widely on the development of cognitive therapy approaches for bipolar disorder and on psychological models relevant to the development and recurrence of bipolar experiences. Peter Hayward worked for many years at the Institute of Psychiatry and at the Maudsley Hospital. He is now retired but continues to practice CBT privately.

Table of Contents

About the Author	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgement	p. xi
Introduction to Bipolar Disorder	p. 1
Review of Current Treatment	p. 27
Psycho-Social Models in Bipolar Disorder	p. 45
Our Model of Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Bipolar Disorder	p. 57
Pre-Therapy Assessment	p. 71
Introducing the Model to the Patient	p. 123
Goal Setting	p. 147
Cognitive Techniques	p. 161
Behavioural Techniques	p. 189
Self-Management and Coping with Prodromes	p. 213
Long-Term Issues, Bipolar Disorders and the Self	p. 241
Family and Social Aspects	p. 261
Interpersonal Issues in Therapy and Issues Related to Services	p. 279
References	p. 293
Index	p. 313
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