# Have a standardised psychoeducation curriculum for patients #psychoeducation [[Psychoeducation]] Source: [[Augmenting Psychoeducation with a Mobile Intervention for Bipolar Disorder A Randomized Controlled Trial]] **Four Session In-Person Intervention. Standardised sessions to psychoeducate patients. To identify early warning signs.** - ==The overarching aim of the four-session intervention is to identify an “Action Plan” which specifies adaptive responses to depressive and manic symptoms as well as early warning signs and triggers of illness exacerbations.== The manual for this study was adapted from prior published works, in particular the Life Goals Program, the Overcoming Bipolar Disorder Workbook and Medication Adherence Skills Training Workbook(Bauer et al., 2009; Bauer and McBride, 2003; Depp et al., 2007). **Good idea to compile list of self-management strategies from our EPIP patients** ==**Content of the four sessions psychoeducation**== #psychoeducation - The contents of the four hour-long sessions were as follows: Session 1: General psychoeducation about bipolar disorder, its symptoms, and treatment along with the association between self-management of bipolar disorder and functional outcomes; Session 2: Identifying symptoms of depression, managing illness exacerbations and recognizing and responding to early warning signs for depression, Session 3: Identifying symptoms of mania, managing illness exacerbations, and recognizing and responding to early warning signs for mania, and Session 4: Developing implementation intentions keyed to levels of severity of depression and mania, as well as to early warning signs for symptoms (i.e., if-then statements linking context, symptom or early warning sign with adaptive response). In Session 4, participants also selected optional strategies from a ==list generated by an internet survey that solicited self-management strategies from over 1000 persons self-identified as having bipolar disorder (see our prior publication)(Depp et al., 2009).== ^f435e2 --- Can refer to this for ideas [https://www.theraplatform.com/blog/326/psychoeducational-group-topics](https://www.theraplatform.com/blog/326/psychoeducational-group-topics) [[What if we create a psychoeducation video series]]