title: How do inpatients with bipolar disorder evaluate diagnostically homogeneous groups?
abstract: 1. The results of this study suggest that inpatients with bipolar disorder consider diagnostically homogeneous group therapy to be beneficial. All the patients who responded to the overall helpfulness criterion indicated that the group was helpful to them, and most indicated that it was very helpful. 2. Although relating with others may have been important to participants, it is easy to appreciate that understanding the disorder would be a top priority for inpatients. 3. Inpatients with bipolar disorder might benefit from groups that are structured to include topic-oriented didactic and discussion components.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center, School of Nursing 77030.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Pollack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group