Interpersonal and Social Rhythms Therapy (IPSRT) is a cognitive behavioural approach designed to regulate sleep, feeding, and occupational schedules, and improve interpersonal relationships in patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. IPSRT is typically used as an adjunctive intervention with pharmacotherapy, most typically mood stabilizing drugs. Steardo et al. (2020) compared a combined 12-week IPSRT and mood stabilizer treatment to a control treatment taking mood stabilizing drugs only, to examine the effects of IPSRT on symptoms of depression and mania. It was determined that the combination IPSRT and mood stabilizer treatment was superior to the control treatment at decreasing overall duration and severity of mood swings six months following treatment cessation. The group receiving IPSRT treatment also exhibited a decrease in psychological burden, which is associated with decrease likelihood of relapse. Steardo et al. (2020) concluded that ISPRT is useful at preventing relapse, and improving functioning in individuals with recurrent bipolar disorder (Steardo et al., 2020).
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