Broad-minded affective coping in bipolar disorder: A pilot study. v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Broad-Minded Affective Coping Strategy in Bipolar Disorder: A single-arm, pre-post pilot study.
IRAS ID
333250
Contact name
Jasper Palmier-Claus
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
Suicide rates are high in people with bipolar disorder. We want to evaluate a new talking therapy called the Broad-Minded Affective Coping (BMAC) intervention to help with suicidal thoughts. It is brief, structured, and easily used by mental health services. The BMAC asks people to revisit and focus on positive memories and experiences. This may help people to break out of cycles of suicidal thinking.
We want to pilot the BMAC in 12 people with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Participants will be contacted by their mental health team about taking part. All participants will receive up to two sessions of risk assessment and signposting. They will then receive up to six sessions of the BMAC. Participants will be asked to complete some measures before and after the intervention. They will also give us feedback on how they found it and how it might be improved. This will help to
plan a larger study.REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/NW/0279
Date of REC Opinion
10 Nov 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion