Background
Colom, Francesc was born on June 22, 1971 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Francesc Colom and Amalia Victorianno.
(Although the mainstay of bipolar therapy is drug treatmen...)
Although the mainstay of bipolar therapy is drug treatment, psychoeducation is a technique that has proven to be very effective as an add-on to medication, helping to reduce the number of all types of bipolar recurrences and hospitalization. The object is to improve patients' understanding of the disorder and therefore their adherence to pharmacotherapy. Based on the highly successful, evidence-based Barcelona program, this book is a pragmatic, therapists' guide for how to implement psychoeducation for bipolar patients. It gives practical guidance for how to conduct a psychoeducation group, using sessions and cases drawn from the Barcelona Psychoeducation Program. Moreover, it provides the reader with a great amount of practical tips and tricks and specific techniques to maximize the benefits of bipolar psychoeducation. The authors formed the first group to show the efficacy of psychoeducation as a maintenance treatment and have a long history of performing bipolar psychoeducation.
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Colom, Francesc was born on June 22, 1971 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Francesc Colom and Amalia Victorianno.
Doctor in Psychology, University Barcelona, Spain, 1994. Master of Science, University Barcelona, Spain, 1996. Master of Science, University Maastricht, 2003.
Doctor of Philosophy, Marists College, Barcelona, 2003.
Trainee Hospital Clinical, Barcelona, 1994—1998. Research fellow IDIBAPS, 1998—2000. Researcher IDBAPS, 2000—2002.
Senior researcher Stanley Research Center, since 2002. Head psychological researcher Bipolar Disorder Program, Barcelona, since 2000. Councelsor advisory board International Society Bipolar Disorder, Pittsburgh, since 2003.
(Although the mainstay of bipolar therapy is drug treatmen...)
Science counselor Catalan Association Bipolar (ABC), Barcelona, 1996—2005. Member editorial board 3 international science journal. Member of Academy of Medical Science, Catolan Association Psychiatry.
Married Rosario Palomino, January 22, 1999.