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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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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/17775Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1016/j.psc.2015.09.005Publication Info
McMahon, Kibby; Herr, Nathaniel R; Zerubavel, Noga; Hoertel, Nicolas; & Neacsiu, Andrada
D (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 McMahon
Postdoctoral Associate
Kibby McMahon completed the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at Duke University
working with Dr. Zach Rosenthal and is currently a postdoctoral associate at Duke
University Medical Center in the Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation. She
completed 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
Andrada Delia Neacsiu
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
I am a clinical psychologist with a primary interest in outpatient interventions for
difficulties managing emotional experiences that interfere with well-being. As a clinician,
I specialize in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(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 Consulting Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Noga Zerubavel, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Consulting Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical
Center, where she is involved in clinical education and research. She is involved
in Trauma-informed Teaching and Learning in Education research project, supervises
in Duke Family Studies, and participates in teaching for the clinical psychology predoctoral
internship program. She is the former director o
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