Bipolar Disorder Treatment

Services Provided For Bipolar Disorder Treatment In Delhi Mind Clinic are:

1. ASSESSMENT

Psychological assessments-

• Beck’s Depressive Inventory
• Hamilton’s Depression Rating Scale
• PHQ-9
• Young Mania Rating Scale(YMRS)

Projective Tests Like-

• Rorschach
• Thematic Apperception test

2. TREATMENT BY MEDICATION( Bipolar Disorder Treatment In Delhi)

• Mood Stabilizing medications are medicines that stabilize the mood preventing both depression and mania.
• They help improve the way your brain uses certain chemicals that control mood.
• Mood Stabilizing medication takes time – usually 1 to 2 weeks – to work, and often, symptoms such as sleep, activity levels, and energy levels improve before mood stabilizes.
• Frequently antipsychotic medications and sedatives (benzodiazepine) are added in the initial phases to control the symptoms quickly.
• Antidepressants, if added are tapered off sooner to prevent triggering a manic relapse.
• Medication duration depends on multiple factors like number and types of episodes, total duration of illness, genetic loading, comorbid drug use, etc, and is hence best decided by the treating doctor.
• Do not stop taking the medication without the help of a doctor.

3. TREATMENT BY COUNSELING/ PSYCHOTHERAPY

There are different types of therapy available that are chosen as per the patient’s symptoms.

• Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) – Methods to learn to identify and modify thought patterns accompanying mood shifts.
• Interpersonal therapy (IPT) – Centers on resolving interpersonal problems and aiding recovery.
• Psychodynamic Therapy – Focused on revealing the unconscious content of the client’s psyche to alleviate psychic tension.
• Social Rhythm Therapy – To develop a normal sleep schedule and predictable daily routines.
• Social skills therapy – Training for social skills.