Research Needs for Bipolar Disorder From Clinicians’ Perspectives: Narrowing the Research–Practice Gap

Eva F Maassen,Eline J Regeer,Barbara J Regeer,Ralph W Kupka,Joske F.G Bunders

doi:10.1177/2158244019853904

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Research evidence is incompletely translated into clinical practice. This study aimed to explore research needs from clinicians’ perspectives in the field of bipolar disorder and their reflections ...

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Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterized by recurrent episodes ofmania and depression alternating with euthymic intervals
The research needs formulated by clinicians could be clustered into six themes: causes of BD, diagnosis, pharmacological treatment, nonpharmacological treatment, recovery, and care system
This research need is explained by a psychologist: and if people with BD have different premorbid characteristics . . . That they are different than people who are not diagnosed with BD

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Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterized by recurrent episodes of (hypo)mania and depression alternating with euthymic intervals. It affects more than 1% of the population worldwide (Grande, Berk, Birmaher, & Vieta, 2016). BD leads to a reduced quality of life for patients and their caregivers (Granek, Danan, Bersudsky, & Osher, 2016). These consequences could be partly overcome by treatment, which is considered to reduce symptoms and improve functioning and the quality of life (IsHak et al, 2012; Sylvia et al, 2017). It remains challenging to diagnose and treat BD (Henry et al, 2013), due to the complex course and the heterogeneity of the disorder

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