Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2016
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health
Volume
1
Issue
2
DOI of Original Publication
10.16966/2474-7769.102
Date of Submission
February 2017
Abstract
The purpose of this meta-synthesis was to review the available qualitative research on the lived experience of persons with bipolar disorder in order to find common themes that may enhance practitioner understanding. In this meta-synthesis, limited to studies conducted in the United States, 12 studies involving 234 participants met the authors’ inclusion criteria, and the following four major crosscutting themes, with subthemes, were identified: the process of acceptance of the diagnosis; its negative impact on relationships; internal coping strategies; and reliance on social support. Implications of these findings for direct practice are explored.
Rights
© 2016 Walsh J, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Is Part Of
VCU Social Work Publications
Comments
Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2474-7769.102