Depression and Bipolar Disorder: Family Psychoeducation Group Manual

by Christina Bartha, Kate Kitchen, Carol Parker

Overview

Developed in response to requests for practical assistance from family members struggling to manage the needs of relatives who have been diagnosed with major depression or bipolar disorder, the CAMH family psychoeducation program is designed to help families become knowledgeable about the disorders, and to help them develop skills and strategies that will improve their ability to give ongoing care and support to their relatives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780888689313
Publisher:	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Publication date:	03/15/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Christina Bartha, MSW, RSW, is the administrative director Child, Youth and Family Program, Addictions Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Ontario.Kate Kitchen, MSW, RSW, currently provides individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy in private practice. Kate worked at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) from 1997 to 2010. While at CAMH she was a clinical social worker in the Mood and Anxiety Program, as a psychotherapist, and later as an advanced practice clinician. She has co-authored several CAMH Information Guides, including Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and Anxiety Disorders.