Psychological Therapies and Psychoeducational Recommendations for Bipolar Disorder Treatment During COVID‐19 Pandemic.”

de Siqueira Rotenberg, Luisa; Nascimento, Camila; Cohab Khafif, Tatiana; Silva Dias, Rodrigo; Lafer, Beny

In the past few months, many lives have been impacted by the new COVID‐19 pandemic, which generateda need for social isolation and quarantine, impacting personal freedom, financial stability, and mental health. During this period, it is expected that many people willexperience higher levels of anxiety and depression.Individualswith pre‐existing anxiety disorders (AD) and other psychiatric conditions are more vulnerable to the negative psychological consequences of pandemics.Individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) are at increased risk of developing AD, with roughlyhalf of this population exhibitingitduring the course of illness(1).Recently published guidelines focus mainly on general mental health issues, whereas our clinical care review aims to provide specific guidelines for BD treatment during the COVID‐19 pandemic.All mental health approaches cited in this article are based on scientific evidence.