Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Bipolar Depression.
Abstract
The gold standard for treating bipolar depression is based on the combination of mood
stabilizers and psychotherapy. Therefore, the authors present evidence-based models
and promising approaches for psychotherapy for bipolar depression. Cognitive-behavioral
therapy, family focused therapy, interpersonal and social rhythm therapy, mindfulness-based
cognitive therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy are discussed. Behavioral activation,
the cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy, and the unified protocol
as promising future directions are presented. This review informs medical providers
of the most appropriate referral guidelines for psychotherapy for bipolar depression.
The authors conclude with a decision tree delineating optimal referrals to each psychotherapy
approach.
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(2016). Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Bipolar Depression. The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 39(1). pp. 35-56. 10.1016/j.psc.2015.09.005. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/17775.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Katherine (Kibby) McMahon
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Kibby McMahon is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at
Duke University working with Dr. Zach Rosenthal. She is currently completing her predoctoral
clinical internship at Weill Cornell/NY Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Her
work focuses on the science and practice of treating interpersonal issues within transdiagnostic
clinical populations. Her graduate research investigated how emotion regulation skills
(e.g. mindfulness) influences empathy, our&n
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Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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difficulties managing emotional experiences that interfere with well-being. As a clinician,
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(CBT) for adults who report a variety of mental health problems, including personality,
mood, anxiety, eating, trauma, stress-related, adjustment, and impulse control disorders.
My approach to psychotherapy includes working collaborativ
Noga Zerubavel
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Noga Zerubavel, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Zerubavel
is the Director of the Stress, Trauma, and Recovery Treatment Clinic (START Clinic),
which provides treatment for trauma-related disorders including PTSD, dissociative
disorders, and other sequelae of trauma within the Cognitive Behavioral Research and
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