Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. E-mail: alberto. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To provide a review of journal articles discussing clinical cases or vignettes of psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy of patients affected by bipolar disorder.
A thorough search of journal articles was performed in five databases to identify studies published from Twenty-four articles were included in this review, comprising a total of 29 case reports. Our findings reveal that there is some psychoanalytic literature providing insight into the psychological dynamics and treatment of patients with bipolar disorder.
Elaboration of this literature may help improve our understanding and provide more accurate and comprehensive descriptions of the intrapsychic and interpersonal dynamics of these patients, yielding potentially valuable information for clinical and research purposes, particularly with regard to reducing interpersonal conflict, and increasing insight and engagement with lifestyle changes and other behaviors likely to promote health and stability.
Keywords: Psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, bipolar disorder, manic depression. Bipolar disorder BD is a chronic mood disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of depression and hypo mania, resulting in psychological distress and behavioral impairment. Pharmacotherapy is often the first option in treating these patients. Currently recognized evidence-based models of psychotherapy for BD include cognitive behavior therapy, interpersonal and social rhythm therapy, group psychoeducation, family-focused therapy, and dialogical behavioral therapy.
Currently there is no robust evidence for it. The importance of case study methods for in-depth investigation of what happens in the therapy room 27 , 28 and for bridging the research-practice gap 29 , 30 has been increasingly recognized.
