scoring in the clinical range on a self-report measure of depression severity (the PHQ-9) meeting diagnostic criteria for depression based on a diagnosis on Diagnostic Interview for Anxiety, Mood, and OCD and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders (DIAMOND)
meeting diagnostic criteria for Bipolar I or II Disorder DIAMOND) participants will require a working knowledge of written and spoken Icelandic, sufficient to make use of therapy and complete research assessments without the need for a translator.
You may not be if
current/past learning disability, organic brain change, substance dependence (drugs and alcohol) that would compromise the ability to use therapy
current marked risk to self (i.e., self-harm or suicide) that we deem could not be appropriately managed in the Bipolar outpatient clinic at Landspitali.
currently lacking the capacity to give informed consent
currently receiving other psychosocial therapy for depression or bipolar disorder
presence of another area of difficulty that the therapist and client believe should be the primary focus of intervention (for example, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychosis)
