Cocktails or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Tiffy Lux

Advanced General Psychology

Argosy University

October 22, 2011

Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

• Diagnosis has increased 40 fold (Baroni, Lunsford, Luckenbaugh, Towbin, & Leibenluft, 2009).

• Treatment modalities are not well researched for pediatrics

• Medication

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

A New Approach

• CBT is a relatively new concept in the application to someone with Bipolar Disorder

• Research has only shown the effectiveness of CBT with adults who have been diagnosed with BD

• Focuses of CBT for BD clients• Pediatric BD clients and how CBT can be applied

Negative Effects of Psychoactive Drugs and Pediatric BD clients

• Effects of psychoactive drugs

• Psychoactive drugs are not tested on pediatrics

• Length of time it takes for psychoactive drugs to take effect

• Suicidal side effects of psychoactive drugs on children

Psychotherapy

• Psychotherapy in combination with the least amount of psychoactive drugs

• Psychotherapy needs to be the first option, not the last

• Research needs to be conducted in pediatric bipolar disorders and the use of psychotherapy

Conclusion

• Lifestyle modification, not life sentence of psychoactive drugs

• Genetic aspect and how behavior modification can prove to be successful

• The need for further research is inevitable for the safety and livelihood of our children

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