‘Between a rock and a hard place’: family members’ experiences of supporting a relative with bipolar disorder
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- 9 July 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Vol. 53 (10) , 1123-1131
Abstract
Clinical guidelines emphasise the central role of family members in supporting people with bipolar disorder. However, there has been little focus on the challenges family members face in supporting their relative. This qualitative study explored the challenges of providing support to a relative with bipolar disorder, and how family members attempted to meet these challenges. Factors that helped or hindered their efforts were also explored, including experiences of professional support.Keywords
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