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Psychotherapy for Bipolar

Peter Forster — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:27:17 +0000

People with bipolar disorder are much less likely to receive psychotherapy (26-50% of patients in one study got therapy) as opposed to psychiatric medications (46-90% were treated with medications) according to a study sponsored by the Depressive and Bipolar Support Association. This is not surprising since many mental health professionals were taught when we were in training that bipolar depression ...

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Bipolar Group – Bipolar 101 Update – Gina

Peter Forster — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:04:48 +0000

I recently hosted another Bipolar 101 Group and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from those who attended the group. I regularly hear of the value that support plays in the lives of people I work with who are managing bipolar disorder;they frequently speak about their communities, friends, and families and the impact they have in their lives. Our first Bipolar 101 ...

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UCSF Bipolar Education Group Starts Again

Peter Forster — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 21:13:28 +0000

Dr. Descartes Li, an expert in Bipolar Disorder at UCSF runs an excellent 8 session program for people with bipolar who are interested in learning more. Here is the latest information about the group which starts at the end of February. The UCSF bipolar psychoeducational group starts on February 27, 2017. It runs for 8 sessions, Mondays 12pm to 115pm. ...

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