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Psychosocial Interventions: A Key Component in an Evidence-Based Treatment Approach to Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar disorder (BD) can be especially challenging to treat due to the dynamic nature of its presentation; there is a critical need for a multimodal approach to adequately address patients’ symptoms and quality of life concerns. However, most mental health professionals have not implemented a multimodal approach due to limited dissemination of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for BD and bias towards psychopharmacology-centered treatment. This is despite clear findings from numerous studies that medication alone fails to fully address most patients’ needs and that psychosocial interventions lead to fewer relapses and a higher quality of life. This paper aims to review the evidence in support of psychosocial interventions as a key component of the treatment of BD and to highlight obstacles to the implementation of psychosocial treatment approaches. Additionally, we aim to make a case for an increase in the utilization of psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life and functioning for individuals with BD and their families, and to mitigate societal costs.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA

    Ellen A. Knowles

  2. Department of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, USA

    Lauren Gorelick Schneier

  3. Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA

    Lauren A. Yang

  4. Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA, USA

    Lauren A. Yang

  5. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, One Park Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    Anna R. Van Meter

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Knowles, E.A., Schneier, L.G., Yang, L.A. et al. Psychosocial Interventions: A Key Component in an Evidence-Based Treatment Approach to Bipolar Disorder. J Contemp Psychother (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-023-09610-w

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