e-poster_Debanjan Bhattacharjee bp cme.pptx

Bipolar cme case presentation

1. Title- Integrative psychotherapy in recurrent depressive disorder: A case series Debanjan Bhattacharjee*, Shivarama Varambally, Vijay Kumar K G NIMHANS. Introduction- Several psycho-social factor leads to recurrence in depression and diverse clinical presentation which can be addressed by integrated psychotherapy. 1,2 Case series -3 female patients aged 60, 36, and 24 years respectively with RDD with somatic and anxiety symptoms were treated with integrative psychotherapy. Integrative techniques included cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, psychodynamic, grounding, and stress-management techniques combined with tele-psychotherapy. MOOD DISORDERS - CME 2021

2. Results - Significant improvement was noted in depressive, somatic, and anxiety symptoms were noted with improvement in HDRS scores . Conclusion - Integrative psychotherapy combined with tele-therapy can be an effective way to treat and prevent recurrence in RDD. References - 1.Churchill R, Davies P, Caldwell DM, Moore TH, Jones HF, Lewis G, et al. Interpersonal, cognitive analytic and other integrative therapies versus treatment as usual for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev [Internet]. 2018 Oct 22 [cited 2021 Mar 10];2018(10). Available from:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6517061/ 2.Preventing Recurrent Depression: Long-Term Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;9(3):214–23. MOOD DISORDERS- CME 2021