Improving Functioning, Quality of Life, and Well-being in Patients With Bipolar Disorder.

ABSTRACT: People with bipolar disorder frequently experience persistent residual symptoms, problems in psychosocial functioning, cognitive impairment, and poor quality of life. In the last decade, the treatment target in clinical and research settings has focused not only on clinical remission, but also on functional recovery and, more lately, in personal recovery, taking into account patients' well-being and quality of life. Hence, the trend in psychiatry and psychology is to treat bipolar disorder in an integrative and holistic manner. This literature review offers an overview regarding psychosocial functioning in bipolar disorder. First, a brief summary is provided regarding the definition of psychosocial functioning and the tools to measure it. Then, the most reported variables influencing the f

SUBMITTER: Bonnin CDM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6672628 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature