Bipolar 1 Flashcards
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Prognosis of bipolar 1
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chronic and severe. 90% of people who have had a manic episode will have another
2
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EBP with bipolar 1
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Family-focused therapy, interpersonal and social rhythm therapy, and CBT
3
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Medications
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Lithium, atypical anti-psychotics
4
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Therapist characteristics
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strong Therapeutic alliance because medication nonadhearance is a huge factor in treatment of diagnosis so therapist encouraging medication use will be extremely beneficial and go further with a strong alliance.
Must be able to work with a multimodal treatment treatment team
5
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Describe interpersonal and social rhythm therapy
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daily routine for stability
increases social functioning