Ongoing therapy sessions for young people with bipolar disorder risk

This trial is testing whether Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) booster sessions—shorter, flexible follow-up therapy visits—can help young people with bipolar disorder or at familial risk for the condition maintain their progress after completing a full year of intensive DBT treatment. You and your therapist would work together to decide how often you need these booster sessions and what type (individual therapy, group skills sessions, or phone coaching) works best for you. The study wants to see if this flexible, patient-centered approach keeps young people healthy while respecting their ability to make their own treatment choices.

After young people complete intensive therapy for bipolar disorder, it's not always clear what level of ongoing support they need to stay well. This trial exists to find out whether shorter, flexible booster sessions—tailored to what each person needs—can help prevent relapse while giving young people more control over their own care.