Grounded in current knowledge about bipolar disorder and its treatment, this book presents an empirically supported therapy program with step-by-step guidelines for implementation. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for bipolar disorder is specifically designed for clients who have experienced many mood episodes and who struggle with chronic, pervasive depressive and residual manic symptoms. The authors provide everything needed to conduct the 12 weekly group sessions, which are supplemented by regular individual sessions. Reproducible tools include 29 client handouts and an Instructor Checklist. Purchasers get access to a companion website featuring downloadable audio recordings of the guided mindfulness practices (meditations and mindful movement), plus the reproducible materials, ready to download and print in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. A separate website for use by clients features the audio recordings only.
I. An Introduction to MBCT for Bipolar Disorder 1. Bipolar Disorder and Mindfulness 2. An Overview of MBCT for Bipolar Disorder 3. Assessment and Orientation for Prospective Participants 4. Individual Sessions II. The Group Sessions Session 1. Welcome in the Moment Session 2. Welcome Back to the Present Session 3. The End of the Honeymoon Session 4. Aversion and Attachment Session 5. Depression and Acceptance Session 6. Mania Session 7. Anger Session 8. Anxiety Session 9. Open Awareness and Loving-Kindness Session 10. Loving-Kindness I Session 11. Loving-Kindness II Session 12. Mindfulness Never Ends III. Reproducible Handouts Handout 1. Misconceptions about Mindfulness Handout 2. MBCT for Bipolar Disorder: The Roadmap Handout 3. Mindfulness Discussion Questions Handout 4. Yoga Exercise Handout 5. Mood Diary Handout 6. Planning Your Mindfulness Practice Handout 7. Homework Sheet Handout 8. Worksheet for Warning Signs and Action Plans Handout 9. Worksheet for Trigger Situations Handout 10. The Autopilot Handout 11. Exercise 1 for Session 5 Handout 12. Automatic Negative Thoughts Handout 13. Cognitive Biases in Depression Handout 14. Exercise 2 for Session 5 Handout 15. What Can I Do When I Start Feeling Down or Depressed? Handout 16. List of Troubling Thoughts and Feelings Handout 17. Why Prevent Mania with Mindfulness? Handout 18. Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors Associated with Hypomania/Mania Handout 19. Cognitive Biases in Hypomania/Mania Handout 20. What Should I Do When I Notice Warning Signs of Mania? Handout 21. Automatic Anger Thoughts Handout 22. Anger-Related Cognitive Biases Handout 23. Exercise for Session 7 Handout 24. Anger Discussion Questions Handout 25. What Can I Do When I Feel Frustrated, Angry, or Irritable? Handout 26. Automatic Catastrophic Thoughts Handout 27. What Can I Do When I Feel Anxious? Handout 28. Self-Soothing Activities Handout 29. Mindfulness Never Ends References Index List of Audio Tracks 1. Yoga-Body Scan (23:13) 2. Introduction to the Breathing Space (2:01) 3. Body Scan (17:46) 4. Mindfulness of the Breath (8:15) 5. 3-Minute Breathing Space (3:23) 6. Mindfulness of the Breath and Body (9:48) 7. Mindful Sitting with Sounds and Thoughts (9:37) 8. 3-Minute Breathing Space with Acceptance (3:55) 9. Emotion-Focused Meditation (10:15) 10. Open Awareness Meditation (10:29) 11. Loving-Kindness Meditation (12:48)
