Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach

Arguing that bipolar disorder strongly affects the functioning of families and marriages, and, in turn, that family functioning affects the course of bipolar disorder, this accessible book details a unique family-focused psychoeducational treatment approach. This 9-month outpatient program teaches patients and families to understand manic-depression and to communicate and solve practical problems related to the illness. The authors present a complete treatment manual, grounded in extensive research, that guides clinicians step-by-step from assessment to termination. Throughout, the book's utility is enhanced by clinical case material, session vignettes, and reproducible client handouts.*

*NOTE ABOUT PHOTOCOPY RIGHTS: The publisher grants to individual purchasers of this book nonassignable permission to reproduce most handouts in this book for clinical use. See copyright page for details.

David J. Miklowitz, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), School of Medicine and Senior Clinical Researcher at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He directs the Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program and the Integrative Study Center in Mood Disorders at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Dr. Miklowitz is a recipient of the Distinguished Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Mogens Schou Award for Research from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, the Bipolar Mood Disorder Research Award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, and the Gerald L. Klerman Senior Investigator Award from the Depressive and Bipolar Support Alliance. 

Michael J. Goldstein, PhD (1930-1997), was a pioneer in research on family factors relevant to the onset and course of major psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia. After receiving his doctorate from the University of Washington in 1957, he served as Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, for 40 years. The author of nearly 200 journal articles, books, and book chapters, Dr. Goldstein's honors included the Alexander Gralnick Award from the American Psychological Association, the Gerald Klerman Research Award from the Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research, and the Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy Award from the American Family Therapy Association.