Table 1.

Descriptive data of patients receiving Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Supportive Therapy (ST)

	CBT (n=38)	ST (n=38)
Age	44.4±11	43.5±12.7
Gender (n women)	18	20
% Bipolar I disorder	30 (78.9)	30 (78.9)
Age of onset	26.60±9.20	29.8±12.40
BDI	13.50±9.80	11.03±7.60
SRMI	17.7±11.00	19.3±11.20
YMRS	4.05±5.45	2.29±4.64
HAMD	6.71±4.34	6.74±5.10
AVLT - Trial 1 to 5	50.60±10.31	51.27±9.85
AVLT - Free recall	9.92±3.38	10.37±2.97
AVLT - Recognition	12.82±2.43	13.52±1.86
LPS	56.88±7.15	59.32±6.15

Note: All group comparisons are p > .05 as reported in (Meyer & Hautzinger, 2012);

AVLT = Auditive Verbal Learning Test (AVLT), BDI=Beck Depression Inventory; HAMD: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; LPS = Leistungsprüfsystem (general intelligence); SRMS = Self-Report Manic Inventory, YMRS=Young Mania Rating Scale.