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

Comments

Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/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.

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© 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.

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