title: Psychopharmacological treatment and psychoeducational management in bipolar disease.
abstract: In bipolar disorder there is a deterioration of concomitant diseases, a marked deterioration in the quality of life, an increased difficulty of personal relationships, both in the family and the workplace, and an increased vulnerability and inability to deal with stress. Here we describe how pharmacotherapy can be combined with psychotherapy and psycho-education to improve recovery of a patient with bipolar disorder.
authors.affiliation: Mental Department, Cosenza, Italy. maieraenza@libero.it
authors.forename: Enza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maiera
mesh_terms: D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018692:Antimanic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines