Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Bipolar Disorder Techniques

Cognitive behavioral therapy is talk therapy that analyzes the process and the emotions of the mind of the customer concerned to those thoughts. The client and therapist examine these thoughts in the hope of finding a viable intervention that promotes both thinking more positive and eliminate the negative thoughts.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is great to deal with current problems, it does not dig too deep in previous editions. It is also relatively short time compared to other methods of treatment. measurable progress could be seen in the fourth session, if the client and the therapist find a method of intervention that clique.


An example technical intervention is struggling with negative automatic thoughts. If it is "oh, I must be in trouble," then that would be an automatic negative thinking. The problem occurs when there is no real justification for these thoughts and cause stress and overwhelming anxiety to the point where you have visible adaptation problems. In this example, it would be a rational thought your boss often spoke with people especially when they are in trouble and have used a similar approach.

However, you can not be rational if the thought extends "he fire me today. For patients with bipolar disorder experiencing paranoia or depression, this line of thought would not be unusual. These thoughts can interfere with sleep and work in general. And sleep interrupted for patients with bipolar disorder can promote negative actions and may even trigger a manic or depressive episode.

A therapist using cognitive behavioral therapy can ask the client to write the thought and analyze the following issues:

1. Is it true?

2. How can I check if this thought is true?

3. How do you react to that thought?

4. Where would I be without the thought?

The patient these responses to the therapist and that he would discuss the effects and see what we could do if it proves automatic negative thinking has not been validated.

The added value of cognitive behavioral therapy interventions such as this is that they can help patients see the upcoming episode manic and learn how to better respond to it. If more automatic negative thoughts are in progress, the patient can begin to look for other symptoms and triggers. While the bipolar patient is ready to do the job, cognitive behavioral therapy can help more effectively manage the mood.