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| Published: November 09, 2024
Adjunctive Supportive Psychotherapy with Pharmacotherapy for Women with Bipolar Affective Disorder: A Case Series
Student, Integrated (B.A. – M.A.) Clinical Psychology, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Professor(I), Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.100.20241204
DOI: 10.25215/1204.100
ABSTRACT
Supportive psychotherapy as a therapeutic approach focuses on enhancement of coping skills, and providing emotional support, encouragement, and guidance to the client, based on a strong therapeutic relationship. The present study aims to explore the efficacy of SP, otherwise considered a second-rate therapy. We present three cases where Supportive Psychotherapy was applied as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy in the treatment of women with Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) with psychotic features, in an in-patient, rehabilitative setting. The cases illustrated how each patient benefited from symptom relief and had improvements in emotional and social well-being. The integration of SP with medication was suggested to be a highly effective treatment model.
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© 2024, Butola, D. & Singh, A.K.
Received: November 01, 2024; Revision Received: November 05, 2024; Accepted: November 09, 2024
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.100.20241204
10.25215/1204.100
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Published in Volume 12, Issue 4, October- December, 2024