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Health Encyclopedia: Bipolar Disorder Therapy And Lifestyle Changes

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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