Group therapy in the management of manic-depressive illness.
Volkmar F, Bacon S, Shakir S, Pfefferbaum A. Group therapy in the management of manic-depressive illness. American Journal Of Psychotherapy 1981, 35: 226-34. PMID: 7258419, DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1981.35.2.226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of hospitalizationLithium maintenance treatmentMaintenance treatmentLithium prophylaxisBipolar manic-depressive patientsLong-term therapy groupGroup of patientsMajor treatment modalityManic-depressive patientsBipolar affective illnessManic-depressive illnessCost-effective adjunctTwo-year periodLithium maintenanceTreatment modalitiesAffective illnessTherapy groupPatientsPoor candidatesIllnessGroup therapyHospitalizationProphylaxisTreatmentPsychotherapy group