Miklowitz FFT
Family-Focused Therapy in Bipolar Disorder
Paciente / Población Intervención / Exposición Comparación Desenlace
In 101 adults with bipolar I after a recent mood episode, 21 sessions of family-focused therapy + mood stabilisers reduced 2-year relapse compared with crisis management + mood stabilisers.
N
101
Diseño
RCT, USA
Desenlace
Time to relapse over 2 years
Relevancia
1
ResultadoRelapse 35% (FFT) vs 54% (control); longer time to relapse and better symptom course.
Miklowitz DJ, et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003;60(9):904-912. 10.1001/archpsyc.60.9.904
Discusión y crítica
Landmark for psychosocial add-ons in bipolar; family work is now embedded in S3/NICE recommendations.