Healio (10/15, Gramigna) reports, “Psychosocial interventions in combination with psychotherapy appeared beneficial for outpatients with bipolar disorder,” researchers concluded in a study that “included 39 randomized clinical trials with 3,863 participants that compared pharmacotherapy plus manualized psychotherapy with pharmacotherapy plus a control intervention for patients with bipolar disorder.” The findings were published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Psychiatric News (10/15) quotes an accompanying editorial that observes the study “may further serve as a call to action to enhance availability and uptake of these treatments in the community.” The editorialists added, “Unfortunately, data suggest substantially lower rates of psychotherapy receipt (26%-50%) compared with medication management (46%-90%) among adults with [bipolar disorder].”
Related Links:
— “Adjunctive psychotherapy may benefit patients with bipolar disorder “Joe Gramigna, Healio, October 15, 2020