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The goal of this case series is to explore whether a talking therapy, specifically Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is acceptable and feasible in the management of mood-driven impulsive behaviours in people with bipolar disorder (BD). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Whether CBT Is a feasible intervention for participants with BD who report mood-driven, problematic impulsive behaviours. - Whether CBT for mood-driven, problematic impulsive behaviours (CBT-PIB) is acceptable to service users with BD and therapists. - Whether clinical outcomes are consistent with the potential for this novel intervention to offer clinical benefit to participants with BD. The study also hopes to: - conduct a preliminary examination of the safety of CBT-PIB and the research procedures. - gather information on the potential mechanisms of action of CBT-PIB and, - gather information on the types of mood-driven impulsive behaviours individuals with BD may seek support for. Participants will: - be offered up to 12 individual sessions of CBT focusing on mood-driven impulsive behaviours. - be asked to complete a battery of self-report measures (5) when they enter the study and at the start and end of treatment. - be asked to track mood and impulsive behaviours by completing a brief set of measures (3) weekly during the two-week baseline phase, the intervention phase and the 2-week post-intervention phase. - be asked to complete a survey on the acceptability of the intervention and - be invited to an optional semi-structured interview on their research experience.
The goal of this case series is to investigate whether a brief compassion-focused intervention is a safe, acceptable and feasible therapy for clients with bipolar affective disorder. The secondary questions are whether a brief compassion focused intervention for BPD clients is associated with changes in bipolar mood symptoms and/ or with changes in psychological processes linked to mood symptoms in bipolar, including: Self-compassion, perfectionism, social comparison and social safeness. Four visual analogue scales will also be completed daily by each participant throughout the project. These scales will measure domains relevant to BPAD symptomology and self-compassion. Participants will complete a 4 session Compassion-Focused Therapy Intervention. The first session will involve completion of the psychoeducation and formulation work which was started during the initial assessment session. Each intervention session will also involve the introduction and practice of CFT techniques or exercises. The trial therapist will introduce the exercise and practice it together with the participant during the session. Participants will then be asked to continue practicing the exercises for homework. Their experience of the practice and any difficulties can then be discussed at the start of the next session.
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a non-pharmacological transdiagnostic sleep intervention as add on to standard treatment for bipolar disorder, depression and attention deficit disorder. Our hypothesis is that the intervention will reduce the severity of the sleep problem and increase sleep quality compared to a control group receiving sleep hygiene education.
In this study, the task was to evaluate the effectiveness of prescribing small doses of quetiapine (25-75 mg) for bipolar patients in remission in order to relieve symptoms of impulsivity.
This study will examine: 1) The impact of psycho education group therapy sessions relating to beliefs/myths associated with bipolar affective disorder (BAD) on the emotional wellbeing, clinical course and cognition of individuals diagnosed with BAD 2) Will examine the existence of those same beliefs among the various caregivers - psychiatrists, general practitioners, social workers, and psychiatric nurses. The investigators hypothesize that psychoeducation group therapy will be effective in refuting the myths and will lead to better treatment adherence, longer remissions, fewer hospitalizations, improved self esteem, increased optimism, and better control over the disease process. The investigators also believe that they will identify some beliefs/myths or preconceived notions that are common to both caregivers and individuals with BAD.