TREATMENT GUIDELINE FOR BIPOLAR MOOD DISORDER (BMD)
	EVIDENCE BASED PSYCHOTHERAPY
	LEVEL 1
	LEVEL 2
	LEVEL 3
	LEVEL 4
	GO TO ALGORITHM BMD MANAGEMENT
	COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
	BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
	INTERPERSONAL SYSTEMIC  THERAPY
	SOCIAL RHYTHM THERAPY
	FAMILY THERAPY
	PSYCHO-EDUCATION
	PSYCHO-SOCIAL-INTERVENTIONS
	PSYCHOTHERAPY IS A SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT METHOD AND NEEDS SKILL AND TRAINING. ONLY PROFESSIONALS WITH THE NECESSARY ACADEMIC TRAINING AT A RECOGNISED ACADEMIC INSTITUTION SHOULD PERFORM PSYCHOTHERAPY WITHIN THEIR OWN SCOPE OF PRACTICE
	PSYCHOTHERAPY SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH COUNSELLING OR SUPPORTIVE WORK. PSYCHOTHERAPY TARGETS SYMPTOMS, RESULTS IN CHANGE IN BEHAVIOUR AND FOCUSES ON INTRAPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT