Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Bipolar Disorder Facilitator's Guide

Timothy J. Bruce, PHD, is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria, Illinois, where he also directs medical student education and serves as associate director of the psychiatry residency training program. Highly recognized as a clinician-educator, Dr. Bruce has received nearly thirty awards for teaching over his career.Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., PHD, is the Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners®. Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He was the founder and director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for twenty-five years. He is the author or coauthor of over forty books and conducts training workshops for mental health professionals around the world.

• Introduction viiChapter 1 What Is Bipolar Disorder? 1Chapter 2 What Are the Six Steps in Building a Treatment Plan? 7Chapter 3 What Is the Brief History of the Empirically Supported Treatments Movement? 9Chapter 4 What Are the Identifi ed Empirically Supported Treatments for Bipolar Disorder? 14Chapter 5 How Do You Integrate Empirically Supported Treatments Into Treatment Planning? 23Closing Remarks and Resources 50Appendix A A Sample Evidence-Based Treatment Plan for Bipolar Disorder 52Appendix B Chapter Review Test Questions and Answers Explained 55