María Reinares, PsyD, MSc, PhD, is Doctor Cum Laude in Psychology. She also holds a Masters in Clinical Practice in Mental Health (University of Barcelona, Spain). She is currently involved in research for CIBERSAM (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental) at the Barcelona Bipolar Disorders Program (Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona) where she is a contributor to the integrated projects of the Program, especially in the Psychoeducation and Psychological Treatments section. Her main interests are in the area of psychological treatments. She is involved in psychoeducation projects for bipolar patients and has devised and carried out significant research into family intervention. She has lectured and published a large number of articles in prestigious journals and contributed book chapters on psychological treatments in bipolar disorder and issues related to treatment adherence, functional outcomes, co-morbidity, suicide and neuropsychology in bipolar disorder. Dr. Reinares has served as a referee on international journals. She also has been a scientific consultant for the Bipolar Disorders Association of Catalonia (Spain).