Tailored Health Self-Management Interventions for Highly Distressed Family Caregivers

A cognitive-behavioral intervention delivered through iPad technology that consists of teaching and reinforcing personal (self-help) and social (help-seeking) resourcefulness skills.

"Use of a heart-rate variability (HRV) tracking device to enable one to learn to alter physiology to improve health. Devices are used to measure physiological activity, e.g., breathing and heart function, and provide rapid, accurate feedback to the user, thereby enabling desired physiological changes that can endure over time without continued use of the device and continue to influence behavior."

An educational program designed to teach family caregivers of about the types, causes, symptoms, episodes, warning signs, and treatments for individuals with bipolar disorder, as well as available resources for assisting a family member with bipolar disorder. The content to be presented within an audiovisual format using iPad technology follows the recommendations and guidelines developed through research and by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and the National Institute of Mental Health.