A number of effective maintenance medication options exist for bipolar disorder (BD) and
these are regarded as the foundation of long-term treatment in BD. However, nonadherence …

About half of the patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) become non-adherent during
long-term treatment, a rate largely similar to other chronic illnesses and one that has …

Background Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic and severe mental illness. It requires a non-
discontinued pharmacological treatment to prevent mood recurrences but nonadherence to …

Background: Lithium remains a first-line treatment for bipolar disorder, but clinicians have
considerable concern over potential adverse effects, especially in older adults. Older …

Background Systematic reviews about treatment attitudes of patients influencing adherence
in bipolar disorder (BD) are rare. Methods A systematic review was conducted according to …

One of the big challenges in treating individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) is nonadherence
to medication. This is the principal factor associated with a worse prognosis or outcome of …

The relationship between medication attitudes and adherence as well as reliable measures
of medication attitudes need further study. This study examined the psychometric properties …

Introduction Antipsychotics are recommended as first-line therapy for acute mania and
maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder; however, published literature suggests their real …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess sociodemographic and clinical
correlates of poor treatment adherence among outpatients with bipolar disorder (BD) in …

Objective Therapeutic observance is one of the cornerstones of bipolar disease prognosis.
Nostalgia of previous manic phase has been described as a cause of treatment retrieval in …