BIPOLAR DISCUSSION GROUP

Throughout one's lifetime struggle with bipolar illness situations may arrive that could be addressed in a peer group setting. This weekly peer discussion group, with a therapist facilitator, will focus on helping
individuals with mood disorders review how they manage interpersonal and practical problems with their families and careers. Outside speakers may also be invited to discuss topics of interest to the group. Membership in the group should be seen as a supplement to your individual psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Participants must be referred by their physician. For further information please call the clinic office at 212-873-7070.

Applicants to the group should discuss their participation with their primary therapist and/or their prescribing physician to determine it joining the group at this time would be helpful. The group is designed for individuals with careers and whose symptoms have been relatively stable. Although the group will not be confrontational in nature, receiving feedback about your behavior and personality could at times be somewhat distressful. The group is an opportunity to think out loud about your coping strategies and to reexamine unhelpful behaviors that may be getting in your way. Meeting initially with the group therapist can give both you and our clinic a chance to determine the best starting time. Given our efforts to balance the group's membership, openings may not always been available.