ABP LIVE Doc Talk | How Psychotherapy Helps People Manage Bipolar Disorder And Mood Swings

The
life
of
people
suffe i g
f om
bipola
diso de
is
quite
difficult,
as
such
a
disease
is
cha acte ized
by
seve e
mood,
activity,
a d
co ce t atio
cha ges.
Ma ic
o
hypoma ic
episodes
may
be
followed
by
dep essive
o es,
which
affect
the
patie t’s
elatio ships,
pe fo ma ce
at
wo k,
a d
outi e
life.
Though
bipola
diso de
usually
implies
p olo ged
t eatme t,
the
ight
ca e
ca
help
patie ts
ma age
thei
p oblems
a d
live
happy
lives.

Psychothe apy
A d
Lo g-Te m
Stabilisatio

A
pe so
with
bipola
diso de
must
eceive
adequate
psychiat ic
ca e,
i cludi g
psychothe apy.
Though
medicatio
is
always
a
sig ifica t
pa t
of
t eatme t,
psychothe apy
allows
patie ts
to
lea
mo e
about
thei
diso de
a d
how
to
co t ol
it.
Cog itive
behavio al
the apy,
family-focused
the apy,
a d
i te pe so al
a d
social
hythm
the apy
a e
some
of
the
methods
used
du i g
bipola
diso de
t eatme t.

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Fi st
of
all,
it
should
be
oted
that
psychothe apy
helps
people
stabilize
thei
emotio s.
Specialists
ca
help
them
otice
wa i g
sig s
of
mood
swi gs,
fi d
out
thei
t igge s,
co t ol
st ess,
a d
adopt
healthy
copi g
st ategies.
It
is
also
helpful
to
mai tai
egula
sleep
a d
t eatme t
schedules.

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Buildi g
Self-Awa e ess
A d
Ma agi g
Symptoms

The apy
could
also
i c ease
self-awa e ess
a d
i sights.
O e
could
get
mo e
i sight
i to
o e’s
ow
symptoms
a d
gai
bette
awa e ess
of
o e’s
mood
patte s
by
talki g
about
thoughts,
emotio s,
behavio ,
a d
p evious
episodes
with
a
the apist.
Mood
mo ito i g
alo g
with
the apy
could
help
o e
to
spot
the
cha ges
ea ly
a d
obtai
help
i
time.

Imp ovi g
Quality
Of
Life

Imp oved
quality
of
life
could
be
a othe
adva tage
of
the apy
fo
patie ts
suffe i g
f om
bipola
diso de .
The
disease
could
have
a
impact
o
o e’s
family
elatio ships,
social
i te actio s,
educatio ,
a d
employme t.
The apy
could
help
o e
e ha ce
his
o
he
commu icatio
a d
p oblem-solvi g
skills
a d
deal
with
all
challe ges
elated
to
the
diso de .
I te sive
psychothe apy
alo g
with
medicatio
used
i
the
NIMH-fu ded
STEP-BD
t eatme t
p og am
p oved
to
be
effective
i
te ms
of
ecove y
f om
bipola
dep essio
a d
mai te a ce
of
o e’s
health
state.

Fi ally,
successful
livi g
with
bipola
diso de
goes
fa
beyo d
ma agi g
symptoms.
Such
facto s
as
k owledge,
esilie ce,
good
habits,
a d
healthy
elatio ships
play
a
impo ta t
ole
he e
too.
With
i dividual
psychiat ic
ca e,
psychothe apy,
app op iate
medicatio s,
a d
assista ce
f om
p ofessio als,
o e
could
lead
a
stable,
i sightful,
a d
i depe de t
life
with
bipola
diso de .

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a
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o
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