EFFICACY OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN MANAGING ANXIETY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER

Abstract

Although cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is considered a promising adjuvant to pharmacotherapy for treating bipolar disorder (BD), its efficacy is unproven. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) refers to a popular therapeutic approach that has been applied to a variety of problems. But, in Pakistan ignored this area of research specifically CBT efficacy not explored through experimental study among bipolar patients for managing side syndrome like anxiety and depression. The present review experimental study evaluated the treatment outcomes of patients with Bipolar disorder (BD) treated with CBT plus behavioural psychotherapy and compared these data with the outcomes of those who received rational emotive behavioural therapy and other psychotherapies. This study is providing the systematic evidence for proving the efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for anxiety reduction among bipolar patients. An exploratory research was conduct at Hazara division headquarter teaching hospital and other hospitals facilitating for psychological treatment. Time serious research design was utilized in experimental study. The purpose of the study was to measure the efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in reducing the anxiety among patients with BD. There was assumed cognitive behaviour therapy is an effective intervention for anxiety reducing among bipolar disorder patients then other psychotherapies. There was found significant difference in efficacy of CBT among bipolar patients for reduction gender wise. Sample of study was comprised on (N = 100) participants from different clinics’ of KP Pakistan by using clinical sampling technique. Zung (1971) anxiety scale was used for identifying level of anxiety, whereas demographic information regarding their gender, psychotherapy type was recorded on separate sheet. Statistical analysis was evaluated by using repeated measure t-test. Repeated measure analysis revealed that CBT is more effective intervention than behavioural psychotherapy (M = 61.28, SD = 11.823; M = 78.20, SD = 10.70) t(198) = -7.58, p<.001. Rational emotive behaviour therapy is more effective intervention than other psychotherapies for reducing anxiety among bipolar patients (M = 68.52, SD = 5.45; M = 77.08, SD = 5.99) t(198) = 6.77, p<.001. Results revealed control group patients more suffering by anxiety than experimental group (M = 80.40, SD = 8.32; 59.62, SD = 12.42) t(198) = 10.16, p<.001 Males are more suffering by anxiety than female bipolar disorder patients (M = 85.28, SD = 7.77; M = 75.44, SD = 5.64) t(198) = 4.992, p<.001. There was observed cognitive behavioural therapy was effective for reducing the anxiety among bipolar disorder young adults patients than behavioural psychotherapy diagnostic techniques.