Cognitive behavioural group therapy for bipolar disorder: a case series design.

Completed

Conditions: bipolar (I
II) disorder
manic-depression
10026753

Registration Number: NL-OMON41633

Lead Sponsor: Catharina-ziekenhuis

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

Aanpassing nav vraagbrief METC dd 9-4-2014:
Inclusion criteria in this study are:
- >= 18 years of age,
- A primary diagnosis of DSM-IV bipolar I or II disorder,
- Euthymic state or only mildly depressed or hypomanic at the start of the intervention,
- >= 1 episode in the past 18 months,
- Lifetime <= 12 previous episodes (since CBT has proven to be less effective in those with more than 12 previous episodes (Scott et al, 2006).
- Receiving treatment as usual.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded from this study if the presence of comorbid conditions is obviously impeding their ability to participate in the intervention (for example: substance abuse, mental retardation, organic brain disorder, the presence of a concurrent significant medical condition, severe suicidality or psychosis). Furthermore, participants will be excluded if they are currently receiving other psychological treatments.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Group CBT as an adjunctive intervention for bipolar disorder is effective in:<br /><br>• Primary outcomes:<br /><br>o Decrease in dysfunctional attitudes<br /><br>o Increase in sense of mastery over life outcomes</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>• Secondary outcomes:<br /><br>o Decrease in (subsyndromal) symptoms of bipolar disorders<br /><br>• Tertiary outcomes:<br /><br>o Decrease in comorbid physical en psychological symptoms<br /><br>o Improvement of psychosocial functioning<br /><br>o Increase in quality of life </p><br>