Intervenciones psicosociales en el tratamiento de los jóvenes diagnosticados o con alto riesgo para el trastorno bipolar pediátrico: una revisión de la literatura

Translated title of the contribution: Psychosocial interventions in the treatment of youth diagnosed or at high-risk for pediatric bipolar disorder: A review of the literature

Álvaro Frías*, Cárol Palma, Núria Farriols

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) has emerged as a research field in which psychosocial treatments have provided a plethora of empirical findings over the last decade. We addressed this issue through a systematic review aimed of establishing their effectiveness and feasibility as adjunctive therapies for youth with PBD or at high-risk for PBD. A comprehensive search of databases was performed between 1990 and September 2014. Overall, 33 studies were specifically related to the issue and 20 of them were original articles. Evidence suggests that both «multi-family psychoeducational psychotherapy» and «family-focused therapy» are possible effective treatments for PBD. Likewise, «child and family-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy» may be characterized as a treatment in its experimental phase. The remaining therapies fail to obtain enough empirical support due to inconsistent findings among clinical trials or data solely based on case reports. Studies of psychosocial treatments provide concluding results concerning their feasibility and acceptability. Larger sample sizes and more randomized controlled trials are mandatory for diminishing methodological shortcomings encountered in the treatments displayed.

Translated title of the contributionPsychosocial interventions in the treatment of youth diagnosed or at high-risk for pediatric bipolar disorder: A review of the literature
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)146-156
Number of pages11
JournalRevista de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Pediatric bipolar disorder
  • Psychological treatments
  • Effectiveness
  • Feasibility

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