Cognitive therapy reduced relapses and number of days in bipolar episodes in DSM-IV bipolar I disorderRelapse prevention in patients with bipolar disorder: cognitive therapy outcome after 2 years.

Persons, Jacqueline B PhD (commentator)
Gruber, June L MA (commentator)
Lam, DH
Hayward, P
Watkins, ER
et al,

¹San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive TherapyOakland, California, USAUniversity of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
²University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Lam DH, Hayward P, Watkins ER, et al. Relapse prevention in patients with bipolar disorder: cognitive therapy outcome after 2 years. Am J Psychiatry 2005; 162: 324–9.LamDHHaywardPWatkinsERet alRelapse prevention in patients with bipolar disorder: cognitive therapy outcome after 2 years.Am J Psychiatry2005162324-9Q In patients with DSM-IV bipolar I disorder, is medication plus cognitive therapy (CT) more effective than medication alone for reducing relapses and number of days in bipolar episodes?

For correspondence: Dr D H Lam, King`s College, London, UK. [email protected]

Source of funding: not stated

Evidence Based Medicine 10(5):p 145, October 2005.