Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder: a family-focused treatment approach David J. Miklowitz, Michael J. Goldstein,
Publisher: New York : Guilford Press, c1997.
ISBN: 1572302836
DDC: 616.89506
Edition: (alk. paper)
Summary:
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 work with the families of schizophrenia
patients and Dr. Miklowitz's extension of this work to bipolar
disorder. Aimed to improve family functioning, facilitate patient
willingness to follow a medication regimen, and reduce the risk and
severity of relapse, this unique psychoeducational treatment approach
maximizes limited time and resources and can be readily incorporated
in a range of clinical settings.
This guide is an invaluable tool for therapists from any background
and contains much information of relevance to patients and family
members as well. FFT also has important implications for other
serious psychiatric and medical conditions, making the book a useful
resource for researchers. It serves as a supplementary text for
advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-309) and index.
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.
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