Psychologist

Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review

2.00 - CE credit hours training

$11.00 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Treatment for Bipolar
Disorder in Adults: A
Systematic Review

Follow the link below, read the material and then take the 12 question post test

Read the Course Material:
Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review

**NOTE: Course content is “Psychosocial and Other Non-Drug Treatments”

12 Questions

1. Evidence was insuffient when analyzing the effect of psychoeducation on relapse in the studies included in this review due to:
2. Conclusions regarding psychoeducation interventions included in the analysis could not be made due to insuffient evidence.
3. Common elements included in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) interventions analyzed in this review included:
4. In this review an inactive comparator is defined as:
5. Results from the analysis of eligible studies in this review are grouped by:
6. In this review, studies examining the effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy verses active control the active comparison included:
7. Low-strength evidence showed ___________ effect(s) of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on depression and/or mania symptoms when compared with an active comparator.
8. In this review, studies comparing Family or Partner Therapy (FPI) versus an active control found that the evidence for a positive effect of FPI on relapse was insufficient due to:
9. The Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) study:
10. Limitations to interpreting the findings for psychosocial and other nondrug treatments included:
11. When studies have a follow-up shorter than 12 months true treatment effects may be masked.
12. This review analyzed the effect of psychosocial and other nondrug interventions for Bipolar Disorder (BD). The number of eligible publications and unique studies included in this section of the analysis was:
This course provides behavioral health clinicians with a comparative effectiveness review of the evidence for drug and nondrug interventions in treating acute symptoms associated with bipolar disorder (BD) and preventing relapse.
  1. Describe the process of selecting studies to be included in this Comparative Effectiveness Review.
  2. Outline the results of studies examining the effect of psychosocial and other non-drug Interventions for Bipolar Disorder (BD), and utilize this evidence in treatment planning.
  3. Identify the factors effecting the Strength of Evidence for the studies included in this Comparative Effectiveness Review.
Click Tab on Left Prepared by the following investigators at Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center Minneapolis, MN

Mary Butler, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Snezana Urosevic, Ph.D., L.P.
Priyanka Desai, M.H.P.
Scott R. Sponheim, Ph.D.
Jonah Popp, M.S., M.A.
Victoria A. Nelson, M.Sc.
Viengneesee Thao, M.P.H.
Benjamin Sunderlin, M.P.H.