Bipolar disorder : a family-focused treatment approach /

This cogent and practical manual by David J. Miklowitz and Michael J. Goldstein presents a complete 9-month outpatient program designed to help patients and families understand, accept, and manage the effects of bipolar disorder. The book builds upon both the late Dr. Goldstein's pioneering wor...

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Main Author: Miklowitz, David Jay, 1957-
Other Authors: Goldstein, Michael J. (Michael Joseph), 1930-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, [1997]
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Bipolar Disorder and Families: Clinical and Research Background. 1. Bipolar Disorder: Why Family Treatment? 2. The Nature of Bipolar Disorder and Its Impact on the Family. 3. Family and Social Factors in the Course of Bipolar Disorder
  • pt. II. Conducting the Family-Focused Treatment. 4. Planning the First Encounter. 5. The Functional Assessment. 6. Family Psychoeducation: The Initial Sessions. 7. Family Psychoeducation: Etiology, Treatment, and Self-Management. 8. Family Psychoeducation: Dealing with Resistances. 9. Communication Enhancement Training: Rationale and Mechanics. 10. Communication Enhancement Training: Clinical Issues. 11. Dealing with Family Problems. 12. Managing Crises in Family-Focused Treatment. 13. Termination.