TY - JOUR T1 - IS psychosocial management effective?—reply AU - Miklowitz DJ, Otto MW, Frank E, et al Y1 - 2007/12/01 N1 - 10.1001/archpsyc.64.12.1452 JO - Archives of General Psychiatry SP - 1452 EP - 1453 VL - 64 IS - 12 N2 - We appreciate the comments by Drs Saddichha and Kumar. The Canadian treatment guidelines they cited1 did not conclude that CBT was ineffective for bipolar disorder. In fact, the guidelines cite several single-center studies that found positive evidence for CBT in relapse prevention2- 3 and 1 multicenter trial that observed prophylaxis, although only among patients with fewer than 12 prior episodes.4 SN - 0003-990X M3 - doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.64.12.1452 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.64.12.1452 ER -