Social support and bipolar disorder
Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (Impr.)
;
42(4): 95-99, July-Aug. 2015. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-797124
ABSTRACT
Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition that affects the functioning of its carriers in many different ways, even when treated properly. Therefore, its also important to identify the psychosocial aspects that could contribute to an improvement of this populations quality of life. Objective:
Carry out a literature review on the role of social support in cases of bipolar disorder.Method:
A research on the following online databases PubMed, Lilacs and SciELO was conducted by using the keywords social support or social networks and mood disorders or bipolar disorder or affective disorder, with no defined timeline.Results:
Only 13 studies concerning the topic of social support and BD were found in the search for related articles. Generally speaking, the results show low rates of social support for BD patients.Discussion:
Despite the growing interest in the overall functioning of patients with bipolar disorder, studies on social support are still rare. Besides, the existing studies on the subject use different methodologies, making it difficult to establish data comparisons...
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Apoio Social
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Transtorno Bipolar
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
Psiquiatria
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública/BR
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Universidade Federal da Bahia/BR
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