Family-focused psychoeducational treatment (FFT) is among a very small number of psychosocial treatments that have been found to be effective in multiple studies to improve the course of bipolar disorder. This indispensable guide describes how to implement FFT with adult and adolescent patients and their family members. Provided are practical procedures for helping families understand the nature of bipolar disorder, strengthen their communication skills, solve day-to-day problems, and reduce the risk and severity of relapse. The book incorporates state-of-the-art knowledge on the illness and its biological and psychosocial management. More than a dozen reproducible handouts are included.
- ISBN10 1593856555
- ISBN13 9781593856557
- Publish Date 15 May 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Guilford Publications
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 348
- Language English