Intensive psychotherapy with bipolar disorder

Adding to an emerging literature on individual psychotherapy with bipolar disorder, this case study describes intensive psychotherapy with a 39-year-old woman who had a rapid cycling disorder. She had been treated over several years with a range of psychotropic medications, cognitive psychotherapy,...

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Published inPsychosis Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 327 - 341
Main Authors Quadrio, Carolyn, Haas, Noa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Athens Routledge 02.10.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
attachment
bipolar
Bipolar disorder
Electroconvulsive therapy
Emotions
Psychosis
Psychotherapy
trauma
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Summary:Adding to an emerging literature on individual psychotherapy with bipolar disorder, this case study describes intensive psychotherapy with a 39-year-old woman who had a rapid cycling disorder. She had been treated over several years with a range of psychotropic medications, cognitive psychotherapy, and several courses of electroconvulsive therapy, but her illness had remained severe and relapsing with predominantly depressive episodes. Psychotherapy brought significant improvement that was sustained over long-term follow-up. The theoretical framework presented here draws on psychodynamic and trauma and attachment theories with a focus on secure attachment and the capacity to self-sooth and to mentalize.
ISSN:1752-2439
1752-2447
DOI:10.1080/17522439.2014.940552