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Therapy and Lifestyle Changes
Classic psychotherapy does not help most patients with bipolar disorder. Nevertheless, many newer approaches are proving to be very useful. Trained mental health professionals can:
- Educate patients about bipolar disorder and its treatments
- Help them comply with drug regimens
- Monitor the patient's on-going status
- Intervene early in manic and depressive episodes to reduce the severity of the attack
In addition, trained professionals can help patients:
- Adjust to the reality o...
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