Psychological interventions psychoeducation

Chapter 12 Psychological interventions Psychoeducation Explaining psychotherapies Brief interventions References Further reading Information on therapies ... 

The treatment plan should be multimodal, including psychosocial and psychoeducational interventions as well as medication. Treatment alternatives should be described and the advantages and disadvantages of each discussed. Parents should understand that even if medication helps some biologically determined symptoms, the disorder might have caused psychological, in-... 

Like many other psychiatric and medical disorders, bipolar disorder is not curable, but it is certainly treatable. Its clinical symptoms can be controlled, modified, and even silenced. Successful treatment must combine drug therapy, psychotherapy, and psychoeducation. More and more frequently, treatment is provided by a team that, at a minimnm, includes a physician—usually a psychiatrist—and a therapist. Whenever possible, treatment should involve the patient s immediate family (sponse, parents, and children). Although medication is the core intervention, it is widely recognized that a number of psychological variables can inflnence the course of the disorder and the patient s adherence to treatment. 

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