title: [Psychotherapy in bipolar disorders -- randomised controlled trials of treatment efficacy].
abstract: On the basis of a vulnerability-stress-model psycho-educative, cognitive-behavioural, family-oriented and interpersonal approaches of psychotherapy for bipolar disorders are described. This is followed by a review of randomised controlled trials investigating the treatment efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions. These studies show positive results particularly for psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioural therapy and family-oriented therapy. Finally, it is discussed in which respects evidence for the successful implementation of psychotherapy is still missing and why it is so important to move towards manualized psychotherapeutic programs.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Verhaltensmedizin und Psychosomatik am Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Sibylle
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rode
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bräunig
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome