Comparison the effectiveness Dialectical behavior therapy and Neurofeedback in reducing prodromal symptoms of bipolar disorder

The purpose of this research was comparing the effectiveness of Dialectical behavior therapy and Neurofeedback in reducing prodromal symptoms of bipolar disorder. In this research that was a semi-experimental research; statistical population contains all girls’ high schools in the East of Tehran. The Sampling was done in two steps. In the first step, that was a randomly cluster sampling, among 300 filled questionnaires, 27 students who received scores higher than the mean score among all questionnaires were selected and entered the next level of sampling. In the second step, using purposeful sampling, 18 students were selected and assigned in three groups randomly. The research tools were structured clinical interview for axis one disorders, Barratt Impulsivity scale and difficulty in emotion regulation scale. Mixed ANOVA method was used to analyze the data with 23 version SPSS.  The results of analysis showed that the effect of Impulsivity*group (F(4,12)=5088,p=0.007), in neurofeedback group and the effect of  difficulty in emotion regulation*group (F(4,12)=4.07,P=0.026) in Dialectical behavior therapy group was statistically meaningful. This result showed that with spotting psychological symptoms in each individual, a more appropriated treatment approach can be used.