This review addresses the etiology of bipolar disorder and
presents the literature within a psychological behaviorism
framework (Staats, 1996; Staats & Heiby, 1985). The proposed
theory attempts to provide an integrative developmental approach
that is grounded in established behavioral principles. The bipolar
theory posits 15 hypotheses based on past and concurrent
biological and situational factors as well as their interactions with
an individual's basic behavioral repertoires. Implications for
subclassification and treatment research are noted.
Riedel, Helmut P.R.; Heiby, Elaine M.; and Kopetskie, Stephen
"PSYCHOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM THEORY OF BIPOLAR DISORDER,"
The Psychological Record:
4, Article 1.
Available at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/tpr/vol51/iss4/1