A Clinical Case Series

Background

This is a study exploring the impact of a recovery-focused intervention on the mood and other factors of interest for people with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Considerable evidence points to the beneficial impact of psychological interventions on outcomes such as symptoms and relapse. However, such outcomes may not accurately capture what the service user considers to be meaningful change. Furthermore, little is known about the interaction between service user definitions of recovery, participant characteristics and therapeutic components. Improved understanding of these factors represents an important step in developing more suitable and effective psychological interventions.

Study Aims

This recovery focused clinical case series is a project designed to

1. Assess the acceptability of a 6 month (18 session) recovery focused psychological intervention, and
2. Provide a detailed exploration of the relationship between this intervention and

• Participant characteristics (e.g. thoughts, mood, activity)
• A range of clinician (e.g. symptoms, relapse, functioning) and service user (e.g. recovery, quality of life) defined outcomes.

Potential participants will receive timely access to a free, six month psychological intervention delivered by a trained professional. The intervention is recovery focused, informed by evidence based techniques and developed in consultation with service users.