Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Three Patients with Bipolar II Disorder during Depressive Episodes
Joint Authors
Shimizu, Eiji
Kimura, Yasuhiro
Hamatani, Sayo
Matsumoto, Kazuki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bipolar II disorder is a recurrent mental health disorder characterized by alternating hypomanic and depressive episodes.
Providing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as an adjuvant to pharmacotherapy can reduce the recurrence rate of bipolar disorder.
It has not been examined whether CBT can be started during a depressive episode in patients with bipolar II disorder; however, the use of CBT during the remission period has been demonstrated to reduce recurrence.
The current study is a case report involving three Japanese patients with bipolar II disorder, who started CBT during the depressive phase after a hypomanic episode was stabilized by pharmacotherapy.
All patients experienced excessively positive thinking one week apart and were able to choose behaviors that would stabilize bipolar mood by observing its precursors.
After intervention, patients’ bipolar mood according to the Internal State Scale (ISS) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was improved.
Our findings suggested that providing CBT to patients with bipolar II disorder during depressive episodes as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy is feasible.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kimura, Yasuhiro& Hamatani, Sayo& Matsumoto, Kazuki& Shimizu, Eiji. 2020. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Three Patients with Bipolar II Disorder during Depressive Episodes. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150898
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kimura, Yasuhiro…[et al.]. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Three Patients with Bipolar II Disorder during Depressive Episodes. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150898
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kimura, Yasuhiro& Hamatani, Sayo& Matsumoto, Kazuki& Shimizu, Eiji. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Three Patients with Bipolar II Disorder during Depressive Episodes. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150898
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150898