Family Workshops for Bipolar Disorder

University of Miami40 enrolled

Overview

This pilot study is looking at the effects of a brief psychoeducational workshop. These one day workshops are designed to increase family members knowledge about bipolar disorder and to help with processing emotions that go along with having a relative with bipolar disorder.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder

Interventions

integrative behavior couples therapyBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 64 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * self-identified adult relatives of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder between ages 18 and 64; up to two persons per family can participate in the multifamily group Exclusion Criteria: * relative with bipolar disorder will not be involved in the workshop

Locations (1)

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knowledge

Anger

Attributions

Expressed Emotion

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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