Brief Research Report: A Pilot Study of Cognitive Behavioral Regulation Therapy (CBT-REG) for Young People at High Risk of Early Transition to Bipolar Disorders

We describe an intervention that includes strategies for problem-solving, reducing sleep-wake cycle disturbances, self-management of rumination and that addresses the needs of individuals with “sub-threshold” presentations who are probably at risk of developing a bipolar or other major mental disorders. Outcome data from a case series of 14 youth indicates that the intervention appears to demonstrate a relatively high benefit-to-risk ratio, promising levels of engagement with the therapy modules, and the therapy appears to be acceptable to a wide range of help-seeking youth with early expressions of bipolar psychopathology.
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research