tal health professionals with different levels of experience and education. At the beginning of the chapter, a first session CBToutline was provided. Following this, a detailed description of the different approaches or strategies a therapist could use was provided. Noteworthy also was the information that was provided about the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. This information could be provided to a therapist’s clients and their family members when beginning therapy. The most important thing about this chapter (and the entire book) is the way information was presented – it could enable future researchers to implement CBT interventions and the results would truly reveal if this psychotherapeutic intervention really works.Compare/contrast Compares with article above as they both cite the 1984 Cochran study to prove CBT efficacy.This article compares with the research results of the article above it and the article below it. All three of these articles/chapters that reviewed the CBT research have some sort of conflict of interest. Two of the people who wrote these articles have professional ties to originator of the CBT. Their research results leave one wondering and obviously leads the reader to realize that this article also contrast the last three articles that question the results of CBT.Treatment principles and alternative. In The American Psychiatric Association’s practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder. (1994, December). American Journal of Psychiatry (Suppl. 1), 1-36.Key points: In the beginning of the chapter, it was pointed out that clients diagnosed with bipolar disorder suffer from the consequences of their past and future episodes. They also experience mood instability frequently in between episodes. It addition, they are burdened with complying with a long-term pharmacological treatment plan. This is a key point because it is a therapist’s goal to red...
