Cognitive-behavioral therapy for bipolar disorders in adolescents: a pilot study

Authors: Feeny, Norah C; Danielson, Carla Kmett¹; Schwartz, Lisa²; Youngstrom, Eric A³; Findling, Robert L

Source: Bipolar Disorders, Volume 8, Number 5p1, October 2006 , pp. 508-515(8)

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Abstract:

Feeny NC, Danielson CK, Schwartz L, Youngstrom EA, Findling RL. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for bipolar disorders in adolescents: a pilot study.

Bipolar Disord 2006: 8: 508-515. © Blackwell Munksgaard, 2006 Objectives:

To develop a cognitive behavioral intervention for adolescents with bipolar disorders, test its feasibility and preliminary efficacy. Methods:

Based on existing research, a manualized, individually delivered cognitive behavioral intervention was developed and tested with adolescents with bipolar disorders as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment. Using existing data, baseline characteristics and outcome were compared to a matched group of eight adolescents with bipolar disorders who did not receive any psychosocial intervention. Results:

Preliminary results support the feasibility and efficacy of this manualized cognitive behavioral intervention. Conclusions:

Individually delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment is feasible and associated with symptom improvement in adolescents with bipolar disorders. Randomized controlled studies are needed.

Keywords: adolescents; bipolar disorder; CBT-cognitive-behavioral therapy; psychosocial intervention

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-5618.2006.00358.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA 3: Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Publication date: 2006-10-01