Description
I. Bipolar Disorder and Families: Clinical and Research Background 1. Bipolar Disorder: Why Family Treatment? 2. The Nature of Bipolar Disorder and Its Impact on the Family 3. Family and Social Factors in the Course of Bipolar Disorder II. Conducting Family-Focused Treatment 4. Planning the First Encounter 5. The Functional Assessment 6. Family Psychoeducation: The Initial Sessions 7. Family Psychoeducation: Etiology, Treatment, and Self-Management 8. Family Psychoeducation: Dealing with Resistances 9. Communication Enhancement Training: Rationale and Mechanics 10. Communication Enhancement Training: Clinical Issues 11. Dealing with Family Problems 12. Managing Crises in Family-Focused Treatment 13. Termination