Psychological therapies may use some or all of the following interventions:
1. facilitate adjustment to the disorder and its treatment
2. enhance medication adherence
3. improve self-esteem and self-image
4. reduce maladaptive or high risk behaviours
5. recognize and modify psycho-bio-social factors that destabilize the
individuals day to day functioning and mood state
6. help the individual recognize and manage psychosocial stressors
and interpersonal problems, including within the family
7. teach strategies to cope with the symptoms of depression,
hypomania, and any cognitive and behavioural problems
8. teach early recognition of relapse symptoms and develop effective
coping techniques
9. identify and modify attitudes and beliefs about the disorder and its
treatment
10. improve self-management through homework assignments