Commending the elective National Convention
of the PDP, the former president noted that not a
few Nigerians believed that the national convention would hold, but, however, the
outcome was
successful.
At any time you can access the probability
of a
successful outcome for your present objective, and every time you uncover a new piece
of evidence that probability goes up a
few percentage points.
A study
of individual cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder showed positive
outcomes at 1 - year follow - up, but the benefits were reduced over time, suggesting the need for booster sessions to sustain the gains.19 As with many forms
of therapy, CBT has been found to be more
successful in reducing relapse in the depressive pole compared with the manic pole.30 A large randomised trial
of CBT showed no difference between CBT and treatment as usual, when all participants were included in the analyses.31 However, results
of a post-hoc analysis suggested that CBT was effective for participants who reported
fewer than 12 prior episodes
of illness and were not acutely unwell when therapy began; numbers
of episodes
of mania rather than depression seemed to predict treatment response.32 Such data can help guide the clinical application
of CBT for bipolar patients.