Fig 1.
PRISMA 2009 flow diagram.
Table 1.
Characteristics of cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients with bipolar disorder in the randomized controlled trials included in the meta-analysis (N = 19).
Fig 2.
Forest plot of the meta-analysis for reducing depressive symptoms in BD among patients treated with CBT compared with controls (n = 13 studies).
Fig 3.
Forest plot of the meta-analysis for reducing mania severity in BD among patients treated with CBT compared with controls (n = 11 studies).
Fig 4.
Forest plot of the meta-analysis for lowering the relapse rate of BD among patients treated with CBT compared with controls (n = 10 studies).
Fig 5.
Forest plot of the meta-analysis for improving psychosocial functioning in BD among patients treated with CBT compared with controls (n = 7 studies).
Table 2.
Overall effect size of cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with bipolar disorder.
Table 3.
Subgroup analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with bipolar disorder: Depression and mania.
Table 4.
Subgroup analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with bipolar disorder: Relapse rate and psychosocial functioning.