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- Title
Family Focused Treatment for Patients with Bipolar Disorder in Turkey: A Case Series.
- Authors
OZERDEM, AYSEGUL; OGUZ, MERAL; MIKLOWITZ, DAVID; CIMILLI, CAN
- Abstract
Family-focused therapy (FFT) is a 9-month, 21-session structured psychoeducational treatment for bipolar disorder. Several US-based studies have documented its efficacy as adjunctive to medication for depression stabilization and relapse prevention. However, FFT has never been applied outside of the United States. The objective of this case series is to explore the applicability of FFT in a non-Western culture. Ten patients with bipolar disorder and their family members attended the 9-month FFT as adjunctive to pharmacotherapy in an outpatient specialty clinic in Izmir, Turkey. Patients improved in Global Assessment of Functioning Scores and Clinical Global Impression Scores from pre- to posttreatment. Case studies are given, which illustrate the differences between Western and non-Western families coping with bipolar disorder. FFT was easily applied to a Turkish sample with few changes in format or focus. Adaptations included substitution of oral for written therapeutic tasks or homework assignments. Randomized controlled trials are needed to test the clinical effectiveness of FFT and other psychosocial interventions in non-Western cultures.
- Subjects
IZMIR (Turkey); TURKEY; BIPOLAR disorder; SCHOOL psychology; MENTAL depression; DRUG therapy
- Publication
Family Process, 2009, Vol 48, Issue 3, p417
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1545-5300.2009.01292.x