Augmenting psychoeducation with a mobile intervention for bipolar disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder are frequently unavailable and resource intensive. Mobile technology may improve access to evidence-based interventions and may increase their efficacy. We evaluated the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of an augmentative mobile ecological momentary intervention targeting self-management of mood symptoms.

Pleasant events, activity restriction, and blood pressure in dementia caregivers.

Objective: A combination of high engagement in pleasurable activities and low perceived activity restriction is potentially protective for a number of health and quality of life outcomes. This study tests the newly proposed Pleasant Events and Activity Restriction (PEAR) model to explain level of blood pressure (BP) in a sample of elderly dementia caregivers.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 66 caregivers, ≥55 years of age, providing in-home care to a relative with dementia.