Mental Coaching and Counseling for Bipolar Patients: Dealing With Moments of Crisis in Times of COVID-19.

Mental Coaching and Counseling for Bipolar Patients: Dealing With Moments of Crisis in

The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate some outcome parameters at the time of enrollment (T0), during the treatment (T1 and T2) and at the end (T3) of the subjects who will have carried out an individual counseling intervention or mental coaching. The aim is to determine the incidence of depression, trait anxiety, state anxiety, sleep disorders, resilience, defense mechanisms, distress caused by stressful events in a sample of subjects affected by Bipolar Disorder.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Recruited subjects have a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and are 18 years of age or older.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous or current intellectual disability in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5.
• Patients who are unable to express consent and who do not have a caregiver who can give it for them.