Bipolar affective disorder and medication therapy: identifying barriers.
This study identified the barriers faced by people with bipolar affective disorder (BAD) regarding the need for continuous medication. The qualitative approach was used, and the methodological framework was based on the Grounded Theory in the light of Symbolic Interactionism. In total, of 14 people with BAD, who were being attended at the Outpatient Unit for Mood Disorders of a university hospital, and 14 relatives indicated by them participated in the study. The data collection was carried out through interviews and observation. Two categories emerged from the results, describing the barriers faced by people with BAD: to have affective and cognitive losses and to have several limitations. People with BAD feel ambivalent regarding medication adherence, as they perceive that, no matter the direction they take, it will lead to a context of prejudice, losses and limitations in various spheres of daily life.
Miasso
Adriana Inocenti
AI
University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Research Development, Brazil. amiasso@eerp.usp.br
Cassiani
Silvia Helena De Bortoli
SH
Pedrão
Luiz Jorge
LJ
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents