case report of treatment of a patient with bipolar ii disorder through cognitive behavioral therapy based on the emotion-goal detachment

Background & objective: bipolar disorder (bd) is a severe mood disorder. in this study adjunctive psychotherapy of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on emotion-goal detachment was developed and used to treat a patient with bipolar ii disorder. case report: a 24-year-old girl, who was diagnosed with bipolar ii disorder participated in this study. when she was receiving pharmacotherapy, she went to a psychotherapy clinic and complained about depression symptoms. her depression symptoms, matched the major depressive disorder (mdd) in accordance with dsm-iv-tr. she also complained about anxiety about her presence at the university. results: she participated in 18 weekly sessions of the emotion-goal- detachment -based cbt along with pharmacotherapy. she regulated and pursued her goals during the therapy. at the end, she showed no symptoms of mdd in accordance with dsm-iv-tr criteria. conclusion: the proposed cbt model was meant to mitigate the effects of emotions on goal pursuit so that it will not be affected by emotional dysregulation.