Bipolar & mood disorder worksheets

Bipolar worksheets that turn management from a hope into a discipline.

Ten bipolar worksheets grounded in the best-evidenced non-medication interventions: IPSRT social rhythm work, family-focused psychoeducation, mood charting, prodrome mapping, and relapse prevention. Free, printable, client-facing — and paired with medical treatment, not a replacement for it.

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Logging
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Daily Mood Chart

Two weeks of data beats a month of memory

Daily -5/+5 mood, sleep, anxiety, meds, and one line of context — the foundation of bipolar treatment.

Every bipolar intake; med adjustments; between prescriber appointments.
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Relapse
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Bipolar Prodrome Map

Early signs, in the order they usually appear

Personal depression and hypomania prodromes with a first-48-hour action plan.

Bipolar I and II; family-focused therapy; between-episode maintenance.
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IPSRT
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Social Rhythm Metric (IPSRT)

Rhythm is a mood stabilizer

Track five daily anchors — evidence-based IPSRT tool that reduces episode frequency.

Bipolar I and II; shift workers; travelers; anyone with disrupted daily anchors.
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Medication
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Medication Adherence Worksheet

Structural fixes, not willpower

Honest adherence audit, name the real reasons, install structural fixes for the top one.

Post-episode; missed-dose patterns; ambivalence about medication.
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Relapse
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Hypomania Early Brake Plan

Pre-agree with people you trust

Signs you're going up and pre-committed brakes — meds, sleep, spending, driving, no new commitments.

Bipolar I history; family-focused therapy; season changes.
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Episode
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Bipolar Depressive Episode Toolkit

The between-appointments non-negotiables

Non-negotiables during an episode, daily minimums, and the 'no major decisions' rule.

Active bipolar depression; between prescriber visits; family support planning.
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Safety
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Mixed Features Red-Line Plan

Highest-risk state, planned in advance

Recognize mixed features (depression + activation) and follow a same-day red-line plan.

Bipolar with any mixed features history; suicidality risk formulation.
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Maintenance
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Bipolar Staying-Well Plan

Boring is the goal

Weekly non-negotiables plus a higher-risk-season add/remove list.

Recovery consolidation; termination planning; long-term maintenance.
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Psychoeducation
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Bipolar Psychoeducation

Types, course, treatment — plainly

What bipolar is, common types, and what treatment usually includes — the highest-evidence intervention we have.

New diagnosis; family psychoeducation; adolescents with a bipolar parent.
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Family
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Family-Focused Bipolar Psychoeducation

Expressed emotion changes relapse risk

For family: what helps (low expressed emotion, prodrome recognition), what doesn't, our shared plan.

Family-focused therapy (FFT); post-episode family debrief; family psychoeducation groups.
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Frequently asked questions

Are these a substitute for medication?+

No. Bipolar disorder is a medical condition that virtually always requires mood-stabilizing medication. These worksheets support the psychosocial half of a bipolar treatment plan.