This practical guide offers proven strategies for improving the quality of life for individuals with bipolar disorder. Extensive case illustrations bring to life the complexities of helping clients.

1. Introduction to the Second Edition
2. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: An Overview
3. Medication Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
4. Enhancing Adherence
5. Compliance Contracts
6. Early Detection to Prevent Relapse
7. Management of Behavioral Symptoms: Trigger Control and Increasing Positives
8. Management of Behavioral Symptoms: Controlling Negatives
9. Management of Cognitive Symptoms: Content Changes
10. Management of Cognitive Symptoms: Process Changes
11. Stress Management
12. Addressing Problems in Interpersonal Communication
13. Putting Together a Treatment Program
Appendix: Protocol for 20 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Sessions

Monica Ramirez Basco, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is Associate Director for Science Policy, Planning, and Analysis at the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health. She served as Assistant Director for Neuroscience, Mental Health, and Broadening Participation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2014 to 2015. Dr. Basco is an internationally recognized expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy and a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. She was formerly on the faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington, where she was awarded the University of Texas Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award.

A. John Rush, MD, ABPN, is Professor Emeritus at Duke-National University of Singapore and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. A former Associate Editor of both the American Journal of Psychiatryand Biological Psychiatry, he has received Lifetime Research Awards from the American Psychiatric Association, the American College of Psychiatrists, the Society of Biological Psychiatry, the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dr. Rush's research has focused on diagnosing, treating, and clinically managing depressive and bipolar disorders. He helped to develop cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder and adolescent depression. His work has led to the development, evaluation, and implementation of measurement-based care; clinical practice guidelines; and the recognition and management of difficult-to-treat depressions.