Body Clocks and Bipolar Disorder: A Novel Treatment Approach

Holly Swartz, MD. Is Professor of Psychiatry. Following an explanation of Chronobiology (Body Rhythms) as relevant to Health, this podcast focuses on five daily rhythms likely altered in patients with bipolar disorders. Changing these rhythms fully focuses and engages patients in their own beneficial treatment. The Podcast reviews a new workbook, “The Social Rhythm Therapy” relevant for both trainees and patients.

References

• Ravitz P, Flores L, Novick D, Watson, P Swartz HA. Psychotherapies at-a-glance: Consensus guideline-recommended evidence-based psychotherapies for adults with psychiatric disorders. Am J Psychotherapy; 2024; online ahead of print
• Swartz HA. The Social Rhythm Therapy Workbook for Bipolar Disorder. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2024