Bipolar Disorder Case Study

Bipolar Disorder (or BD) is a DSM 5 diagnosis characterized by depressive, hypomanic, manic or mixed episodes. BD is a lifelong illness affecting the individual and their families and friends. Pharmaceutical treatment is usually employed for BD patients. Past research shows the importance of psychoeducation for the patient, family, and friends. BD typically has an onset in adolescent years. Individuals with BD experience numerous difficulties in their lives, including understanding the disorder, managing daily life, relating with others, and relating with the self. The short video clip and two articles raise multiple implications. The video showed a young female in a manic state talking quickly and jumping from topic to topic. The man in the room obviously felt incredibly uncomfortable and look as though he did not understand what was going on or what to do. I …show more content…
The study analyzed a UK-based group psychoeducation program for 13 participants with BD. The findings suggest that group psychoeducation may impact the participants’ perceived personal insights, social support, access to services, attitude towards medication, and overall knowledge and acceptance of BD. Two key recommendations for potential psychoeducation include allowing more time for group discussions and offering group sessions to family members. The authors made sure to note the importance of avoiding venues for group psychoeducation at universities or hospitals. Poole et al. (2015) further recommend enhancing content and delivery to improve engagement in future group psychoeducational experienced. The authors suggest future research that explores psychoeducation of BD, explores how to target people for group psychoeducation, and explores different techniques of engagements of group members while keeping in mind culture, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other