Structured Group Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorder: The Life Goals Program - Hardcover

Bauer MD, Mark S.; McBride MSN, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826116949 ISBN 13: 9780826116949

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2003

Synopsis

This updated and substantially revised edition not only incorporates the expansion of the pharmacological armamentarium available for treatment but also integrates the explosion of evidence-based data for psychosocial interventions. The authors, a psychiatrist-nurse team, have fine-tuned their two-phase treament program and present a clear and concise approach to improving illness self-management skills, as well as social and occupational functioning.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark S. Bauer, MD, is in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and on staff in the Mental Health Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence, RI. Dr. Bauer's career-long focus has been on improving outcome in serious mental illness, particularly manic-depressive disorder. He has contributed advances by developing new assessment tools and new treatment modalities such as the use of high-dose thyroid hormone for rapid cycling. For the past decade, his main focus has been on studying interventions that take efficacious treatments and improve their effectiveness in actual practice. He has been recognized with awards for his research, clinical expertise, teaching, and administrative skills. He served for many years on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (formerly National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association) and has twice been named Exemplary Psychiatrist by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

Linda McBride, CS, MSN, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence, RI. During her tenure as an Advanced Practice Nurse she has become recognized for her innovative program development for people with severe mental illnesses. Nurse McBride contributed to the development of a "Collaborative Practice Model" for the treatment of manic-depressive disorder. This innovative model served as a pilot program that has been implemented in mental health services across the country. She has consulted in the United States and abroad. Because of her clinical, research, and patient-education acumen, she has been recognized and presented with multiple awards including the Administrator's Excellence in Nursing Award by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Review:

"The best manual."--Bipolar Disorders

"The Life Goals Program...offers a comprehensive, empowering program that keeps the needs of the whole person at the center of treatment. It's refreshing to see a wellness-based model that links both medication and psychotherapy in such a logical and sensitive way. The Life Goals Program empowers us to seek wellness based on those issues that are of the highest importance to us."--Sue Bergeson, Deputy Executive Director, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (formerly National DMDA)

The first edition...has been a central part of our resesarch program to improve care for people with bipolar disorder. The second edition improves significantly on the first wiht expanded and updated educational information, a more user-friendly format for group leaders, and more emphasis on collaboration long-term treatment planning."--Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, Investigator, Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0826116949
• ISBN 13: 9780826116949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400