Using Compassion Focused Therapy with Bipolar Mood Disorder, a single case study

Recent developments in CBTp have seen a shift towards a single-complaint approach. However, a drawback of this is that psychosis and bipolar could be seen as a complex set of syndromes and as such require much more than... [ view full abstract ]

Recent developments in CBTp have seen a shift towards a single-complaint approach. However, a drawback of this is that psychosis and bipolar could be seen as a complex set of syndromes and as such require much more than a one dimensional approach, which focuses on a single level of emotional processing.

There is a groundswell of evidence that approaches such as CFT can provide clinicians with a framework to enable affect regulation and threat processing in supporting people in their recovery.

Within this discussion Mark Andrews, a psychotherapist will demonstrate how CFT was applied as part of the treatment programme. Case example and video testimony will be used to share this and reflections of this experience