A clinician’s quick guide to evidence-based approaches: Bipolar disorder Laura M. SMITH, 1 Greg MURRAY 2 and Sheri L. JOHNSON 3 1 Centre for Clinical Interventions, Perth, Western Australia, 2 Department of Psychological Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and 3 Department of Psychology, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Correspondence Laura M. Smith, Centre for Clinical Interventions, 223 James Street, Northbridge Western Australia 6003, Australia. Email: laura.smith@health.wa.gov.au doi:10.1111/cp.12121 Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mood disorder characterised by episodes of mania (or hypomania) and depression. Type I diagnostic criteria specify at least one lifetime manic episode and Type II specifies episodes of depres- sion and hypomania. Although adequate medication treatment can halve the symptom burden, most people with BD continue to experience symptoms and episodes. Depressive episodes are more common and tend to last longer than manic episodes. BDs are associated with an elevated risk of sui- cide and suicide attempt. Existing Treatment Guidelines 1. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psy- chiatrists 2015 guideline Malhi, G. S. et al. (2015). Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psy- chiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disor- ders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(12), 1087–1206. 2. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). (2014). Retrieved from https://www.nice.org. uk/guidance/cg185 3. Goodwin, G. M. (2016). Consensus group of the British association for psychopharmacology. Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: Revised third edition recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology. Retrieved from https:// www.bap.org.uk/pdfs/BAP_Guidelines-Bipolar.pdf Useful Overviews for Clinicians 1. Goodwin, F. K., & Jamison K. R. (2007). Manic depres- sive illness: Bipolar disorders and recurrent depression (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2. Johnson, S. L., & Leahy, R. L. (2004). Psychological treatment of bipolar disorder. New York: The Guildford Press. Evidence-Based Treatment Manuals 1. Colom, F., & Vieta, E. (2006). Psychoeducation manual for bipolar disorder. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2. Frank, E. (2005). Treating bipolar disorder: A clinician’s guide to interpersonal and social rhythm therapy. New York: Guilford Press. 3. Lam D. H., Jones S. H., & Hayward, P. (2010). Cogni- tive therapy for bipolar disorder: A therapist’s guide to con- cepts, methods and practice (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. 4. Miklowitz, D. J. (2008). Bipolar disorder: A family- focused treatment approach. New York: Guilford Press. Self-Help Treatment Manuals and Books 1. Berk, L., Berk, M., Castle, D., & Lauder, S. (2008). Living with bipolar: A practical guide for those with the dis- order, their family and friends. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. 2. Black Dog Institute. Bipolar disorder education program. Retrieved from http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/ public/bipolardisorder/bipolareducationprogram.cfm 3. Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI). Keeping your balance. Retrieved from http://www.cci.health.wa. gov.au/resources/infopax.cfm?Info_ID=38/ 4. Caponigro, J., Lee, E., Johnson, S. L., & Kring, A. (2012). Bipolar disorder for the newly diagnosed. Oak- land, CA: New Harbinger Press. Clinical Psychologist 21 (2017) 54–55 54 © 2017 The Australian Psychological Society