DBT for Bipolar Disorder: Informal vs Formal Mindfulness

Kirby-Reutter

United States Department of Homeland Security

Key Points

  1. When working with bipolar symptoms, it’s helpful to emphasize informal mindfulness practice over formal mindfulness practice (practical daily application vs traditional meditation).
  2. When working with bipolar symptoms, it’s helpful to teach clients to practice their mindfulness in much smaller blocks of time than with other clients. For example, doing just a few minutes of mindfulness practice at a time sprinkled throughout the day as opposed to one large block of time daily.
  3. When working with bipolar symptoms, it’s helpful for clients to practice coping ahead by honing their mindfulness skills when they’re relatively stable and between poles, before **they’re actively immersed in either a manic or depressive state.

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