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See Latest ArticlesCoping Specificities in Bipolar Affective Disorder: Relations with Symptoms and Therapeutic Alliance
German Journal of Psychiatry, 05/14/09
Kramer U et al. - This study lends support for a quantitative definition of coping adaptiveness which is discussed, along with clinical implications on psychological treatments of BD.
Methods- A total of 30 inpatients presenting with Bipolar Affective Disorder (BD) have beeninterviewed twice, as well as the participants of a matched control group (N = 30).
- Self-report (CISS) and observerrater methods (CAP) of coping have been applied: low correlations were found between the instruments.
- Coping specificitiesin BD have been identified: opposition and support-seeking are most frequently practiced by BD patients, in comparison with controls.
- No significant link has been found between coping processes, symptom level and the therapeuticalliance.
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