MAPP: Imagery-focused Therapy for Bipolar Disorder

"ImCT Therapy is carried out by a team of 2 co-therapists and comprises of:~* Mapping: Therapists and patient collaboratively map out difficulties and pinpoint a treatment focus, with regards to imagery symptoms and anxiety co-morbidity that impact on bipolar mood instability. This leads to an individualised formulation of the patient's current problem.~* Target: Follows the rationale, timing and objectives identified collaboratively in Mapping. It is structured around imagery-based techniques, such as imagery rescripting, which are used to address problematic imagery, to promote management of mood and boost self-care. This results into the acquisition of imagery-based mood- and anxiety-regulating strategies to be integrated into the patient's already existing coping strategies.~* Consolidation: Consist of fine tuning the strategies devised during Target based on experience gained after testing them out in real life situations and includes a video blue print."