Psychotherapy for bipolar disorder: A review of the most recent studies

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 549-555

  Schöttle, Daniel ^a   Huber, Christian G ^a   Bock, Thomas ^a   Meyer, Thomas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAPSE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE;

EID: 80053384693     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32834b7c5f     Document Type: Review

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