Perceptions regarding pharmacotherapy and effective treatment disease in people diagnosed with bipolar disorder

Psychiatrikē = Psychiatriki
A ΗatzioannouG Alevizopoulos

Abstract

Bipolar disorder (BD) encompasses neuro-cognitive disturbances leading to psychological and social consequences affecting the quality of life of those suffering from it. However, the number of studies on the lived experience of people with BD about the treatment provided is relatively scant. The aim of this study is to investigate the lived experience of people with BD, focused on their perceptions and meanings about the treatment provided for their disorder. A qualitative, phenomenological design was applied. Following informed consent, thirteen people agreed to participate in the study, according to purposeful sampling and thematic saturation. Data collection was achieved through individual, semistructural interviews with open-ended questions, of a 30 minutes to an hour. The rigor of the analysis was validated according to Munhall's and van Manen's criteria. With regard to the main themes emerged, those revolved mainly around the social stigmatization following psychotropic medication. Further, the participants described anguish, fear and insecurity about the winding road nature of the disease, a condition that seemed to be worsened mainly due to discontinuation of medication, or alterations of the therapeutic schema. Interes...Continue Reading

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is characterized by manic and/or depressive episodes and associated with uncommon shifts in mood, activity levels, and energy. Discover the latest research this illness here.

Related Papers

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP
Sepideh HajianMohammad Houshyari
International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery
Masoume RambodKate Khair
Journal of Vascular Nursing : Official Publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing
Hadi HasankhaniMaryam Allahbakhshian
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved