Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, RSW, Psychotherapist

Bipolar

What is Bipolar Disorder?

Because the symptoms of this illness can vary so greatly from one person to the next, doctors can often have difficulties identifying bipolar disorder.

Research

DBT Skills for Bipolar Disorder

In 2007, I conducted a study that compared people with bipolar disorder to those who were waiting to attend the group and received no additional therapy.

Questionnaire

Mood Disorder Questionnaire

Complete the Mood Disorder Questionnaire to see if you might have a mood disorder. Your results are confidential and only you will get to see the results.

Dialectical behavior therapy is a treatment that was created by Marsha Linehan, a psychologist who works in Seattle. Originally, she developed this treatment to use with people who have an illness called borderline personality disorder.

Since its development, however, dialectical behavior therapy has been found to be very effective in treating a range of other illnesses as well.

One of the main reasons dialectical behavior therapy will be effective in helping with the symptoms of bipolar disorder, is that it helps people learn to manage their overwhelming emotions in more effective ways.

Dialectical behavior therapy has also been shown to be effective in helping people learn to handle emotional distress in healthier ways, and without losing control.

Click the play button to listen to Sheri describe more about DBT in her interview with Healthjustice radio.

News?

For more information about DBT and Mindfulness, check out these articles:

What is DBT?

How to Improve Your Self-Esteem

Communicating With Your Emotional Teen

Say WHAT, Helping Teens Communicate

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