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Stop the Roller Coaster, I Want to Get Off- What You Need to Know Now about Bipolar Disorder!

By Stephen V. Sobel, M.D.

Why You Should Take This Course

Bipolar Disorder is a fascinating, complicated and deeply impactful disorder that is too often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed by psychotherapists. It has been estimated that clients with Bipolar Disorder wait 8.5 years after first contact with a mental health professional before the accurate diagnosis is made. Bipolar Disorder can wreak havoc on your client’s life and impair their social, occupational and medical functioning. They frustrate families and the psychotherapist trying to help. You want to understand how to better diagnose Bipolar Disorder. You want to have an up-to-date understanding of the etiology of Bipolar Disorder. You want to understand how Bipolar Disorder can effectively be treated. You want to be better able to utilize psychotherapeutic techniques to treat Bipolar Disorder as well as to understand the medications that can be helpful. You want to know what you need to know now about Bipolar Disorder!

Learning Objectives

By successfully completing this course you will be able to:

1. Effectively treat Bipolar Disorder

2. Differentiate between the different types of Bipolar Disorder

3. Prevent being fooled by Bipolar Disorder

4. Know the key questions to ask to accurately diagnose Bipolar Disorder

5. Understand the biopsychosocial causes of Bipolar Disorder

6. Determine the consequences of Bipolar Disorder

7. Apply psychotherapeutic techniques to successfully treat Bipolar Disorder

8. Identify the different classes of medications used to successfully treat Bipolar Disorder

9. Recognize the benefits and risks of using medication to treat Bipolar Disorder

10. Identify the interaction between psychotherapy and medications, including successes and potential problems

11. Confidently discuss Bipolar Disorder with psychiatrists, general physicians and fellow psychotherapists

12. Fast track your clients to stability

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