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

[Perceptions regarding pharmacotherapy and effective treatment disease in people diagnosed with bipolar disorder]. Psychiatriki. 2017 Oct-Dec;28(4):291-300 Authors: Ηatzioannou A, Karanikola M, Papathanasoglou E, Kaikoushi A, Nystazaki M, Alevizopoulos G 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 medica...
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