Better Sleep in Psychiatric Care - Bipolar (BSIP-Bipolar)
Sleep Problem, Bipolar Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Sleep Problem focused on measuring Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Psychological Intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being a patient at the clinics involved in the project
- Experiencing sleep problems (subjective report)
- Being able to participate in a psychological intervention in group format
Exclusion Criteria:
- Night shift work
Sites / Locations
- Department of Affective Disorders, Northern Stockholm Psychiatry
- Department of Affective Disorders, Stockholm Southwest Psychiatry
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Adjusted group CBT-i for Bipolar disorder
Sleep lectures
The experimental group receives group-CBT-i adjusted for Bipolar disorder. This is a version of CBT for insomnia (CBT-i) developed during the pilot phase of this Project. Traditional CBT-i is adjusted for use in the population with Bipolar Disorder. This behavioral intervention adresses not only traditional aspects of insomnia, but also sleep phase problems and other aspects of sleep specifically relevant to the Bipolar population. Treatment is given as 8 weekly group sessions.
The control group is offered a series of 3 lectures on sleep during the same time-period.