Trial reportJournal of affective disorders2017
Enhancing quality of life among adolescents with bipolar disorder: A randomized trial of two psychosocial interventions.
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- Home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for bipolar depression: effects on quality of life and functioning-an open-label study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Family-focused therapy for individuals at high clinical risk for psychosis: A confirmatory efficacy trial.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2022Trial
- Effects of family intervention on psychosocial functioning and mood symptoms of youth at high risk for bipolar disorder.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2022Trial
- Effect of Psychoeducation Group Training Based on Problem-Solving Skills for Women Experiencing Bipolar Spouse Abuse.Frontiers in public health · 2021Trial
- A Randomized Comparison of Two Psychosocial Interventions on Family Functioning in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder.Family process · 2020Trial
- Cyberbullying Victimisation Was Associated With Greater Manic Symptoms in Early Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Screen time and manic symptoms in early adolescents: prospective findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Discrimination and manic symptoms in early adolescence: A prospective cohort study.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
- Psychoeducational Intervention for Caregivers of Adolescents and Young Adults with Psychiatric Disorders: A 7-Year Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- "What makes you well?" Supports of well-being in bipolar disorder. A qualitative study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- The role of family functioning and self-esteem in the quality of life of adolescents referred for psychiatric services: a 3-year follow-up.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Improving Functioning, Quality of Life, and Well-being in Patients With Bipolar Disorder.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2019Article
- The difficult lives of individuals with bipolar disorder: A review of functional outcomes and their implications for treatment.Journal of affective disorders · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundAdolescents with bipolar disorder (BD) report lower quality of life (QoL) than adolescents with other psychiatric disorders. This study compared the efficacy of family-focused therapy for adolescents (FFT-A) plus pharmacotherapy to brief psychoeducation (enhanced care, or EC) plus pharmacotherapy on self-rated QoL in adolescents with BD over 2 years.
methodsParticipants were 141 adolescents (mean age: 15.6±1.4yr) with BD I or II who had a mood episode in the previous 3 months. Adolescents and parents were randomly assigned to (1) FFT-A, given in 21 sessions in 9 months of psychoeducation, communication enhancement training, and problem-solving skills training, or (2) EC, given in 3 family psychoeducation sessions. Study psychiatrists provided patient participants with protocol-based pharmacotherapy for the duration of the study. QoL was assessed with The KINDL
resultsThe two treatment groups did not differ in overall QoL scores over 24 months. However, adolescents in FFT-A had greater improvements in quality of family relationships and physical well-being than participants in EC. For quality of friendships, the trajectory during active treatment favored EC, whereas the trajectory during post-treatment favored FFT-A. LIMITATIONS: We were unable to standardize medication use or adherence over time. Quality of life was based on self-report rather than on observable functioning.
conclusionsA short course of family psychoeducation and skills training may enhance relational functioning and health in adolescents with BD. The effects of different psychosocial interventions on peer relationships deserves further study.
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