Psychosocial Interventions for Bipolar Disorder and Coping Style Modification: Similar Clinical Outcomes, Similar Mechanisms?

ObjectivePsychological factors contribute to bipolar disorder illness course, representing targets for psychological intervention. Research to date has focused on bipolar I disorder, extrapolating results to bipolar II disorder. The current study addresses this discrepancy by exploring cognitive and coping styles in patients diagnosed with bipolar I or II disorder.MethodsParticipants were recruited from the Sydney-based Black Dog Institute. Diagnoses were derived via the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Baseline cognitive and coping style measures were completed, and mood symptoms assessed over a 6-month period. Clinician-rated mood status was assessed at follow-up to determine the predictive utility of cognitive and coping styles.ResultsThe follow-up sample comprised 151 participants. Differential relationships between cognitive style, coping styles and mood symptoms emerged across the bipolar sub-types. Some key differences were that a broader set of negative cognitive styles were associated with bipolar II depression symptoms; while few relationships were observed between coping styles and bipolar II symptoms.ConclusionDifferences in cognitive and coping style relationships with symptom expression across bipolar I and II disorder may provide clinicians with fruitful guides for directing treatment interventions when relevant maladaptive styles are observed. Further exploration of differences in cognitive and coping styles in bipolar I and II disorder is warranted.

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Associations Among Depressive Symptoms, Childhood Abuse, Neuroticism, Social Support, and Coping Style in the Population Covering General Adults, Depressed Patients, Bipolar Disorder Patients, and High Risk Population for Depression

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01321 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jia Zhou ◽

Lei Feng ◽

Changqing Hu ◽

Christine Pao ◽

Le Xiao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

High Risk ◽

Childhood Abuse ◽

Coping Style ◽

High Risk Population ◽

Risk Population ◽

Depressed Patients ◽

And Coping

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Perfectionism, Optimism--Pessimism, and Coping Style Among College Students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e526492006-001 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Mo

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Coping Style ◽

And Coping

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Risk communication: The roles of message appeal and coping style

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.6327 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 (5) ◽

pp. 773-784 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mikyoung Kim ◽

Yoonhyeung Choi

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Risk Communication ◽

Coping Style ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Message Processing ◽

News Stories ◽

Emotional Appeals ◽

Main Effect ◽

Message Appeals ◽

And Coping

We examined the main effect of message appeal (emotional and logical) and coping style (monitors and blunters) and the interaction effect between the two on risk message processing outcomes. Participants were 74 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who read news stories about tornadoes, then rated their risk message processing outcomes. Results showed that emotional appeals led to a higher risk perception, probability of risk occurrence, and more accurate recognition memory than did logical appeals. Further, we found significant interaction effects between message appeal and coping style on risk perception. When message appeals were emotional, monitors perceived a higher risk and probability of risk occurrence than did blunters; however, when message appeals were logical, this difference between monitors and blunters disappeared. The findings suggest that (a) emotional appeals should be included in risk communication and (b) coping styles should be considered in effective risk communication.

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Externalizing and internalizing symptoms and coping strategies in young victims of abuse

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-01996-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Juan Manuel Moreno-Manso ◽

Mª. Elena García-Baamonde ◽

Eloísa Guerrero-Barona ◽

Mª. José Godoy-Merino ◽

Mónica Guerrero-Molina ◽

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Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Coping Style ◽

Internalizing Symptoms ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Externalizing Symptoms ◽

Protective Measures ◽

And Coping ◽

The Relationship ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms

AbstractThis research analyses the internalizing and externalizing symptoms and the coping strategies of young victims of abuse. These young people are in residential care under protective measures due to abuse. The participants were 61 youths (32 male and 29 female) between 12 and 17 years of age. Different works of research stress the need for an early identification of the psychopathological symptomatology that these adolescents may present in order to provide an adequate psycho-educational intervention. The relationship between the adolescents’ psychopathological symptomatology and the coping strategies and styles they use to resolve problems is studied. It is also analyzed whether internalizing and externalizing problems predict the style and coping strategies of adolescents. Two tests were used: 1. Child and Adolescent Evaluation System (SENA); 2. Adolescent Coping Scales (ACS). The results indicate that young victims of abuse have internalizing and externalizing symptoms. These adolescents are characterized by an unproductive coping style, as well as by the use of coping strategies that are not very functional and ineffective for resolving conflicts. The psychopathological symptomatology is related to and predicts an unproductive coping style, badly adapted to solving daily problems (worrying, blaming oneself, not coping, ignoring the problem, or keeping it to oneself). This research has allowed us to identify the presence of several areas of vulnerability in these young persons which could be playing an important role in their psychosocial maladjustment. The research suggests the design of intervention strategies, for both groups and individuals, aimed at mitigating and modifying the sources of the problems in victims of child abuse.

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Psychosocial Interventions for Bipolar Disorder and Depression in an Asian Context Chair: Mok Yee Ming

Bipolar Disorders ◽

10.1111/bdi.30_12743 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (S1) ◽

pp. 47-47

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Psychosocial Interventions ◽

Asian Context

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Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits

Pain Research and Management ◽

10.1155/2016/5187631 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S. Mehta ◽

D. Rice ◽

A. McIntyre ◽

H. Getty ◽

M. Speechley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Clinical Outcomes ◽

High Risk Group ◽

Comprehensive Treatment ◽

Cluster Membership ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Secondary Objective ◽

The Difference ◽

And Coping

Objective.The current study attempted to identify and characterize distinct CP subgroups based on their level of dispositional personality traits. The secondary objective was to compare the difference among the subgroups in mood, coping, and disability.Methods.Individuals with chronic pain were assessed for demographic, psychosocial, and personality measures. A two-step cluster analysis was conducted in order to identify distinct subgroups of patients based on their level of personality traits. Differences in clinical outcomes were compared using the multivariate analysis of variance based on cluster membership.Results.In 229 participants, three clusters were formed. No significant difference was seen among the clusters on patient demographic factors including age, sex, relationship status, duration of pain, and pain intensity. Those with high levels of dispositional personality traits had greater levels of mood impairment compared to the other two groups (p<0.05). Significant difference in disability was seen between the subgroups.Conclusions.The study identified a high risk group of CP individuals whose level of personality traits significantly correlated with impaired mood and coping. Use of pharmacological treatment alone may not be successful in improving clinical outcomes among these individuals. Instead, a more comprehensive treatment involving psychological treatments may be important in managing the personality traits that interfere with recovery.

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