Open AccessNonadherence in bipolar disorder patients: A 14-year retrospective study
Author(s) -
Dinesh Narayanan,
Arya Jith,
Rahul Bansal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_357_19
Subject(s) - bipolar disorder , retrospective cohort study , psychiatry , medicine , medline , psychology , clinical psychology , mood , political science , law
Bipolar disorder is a disabling psychiatric disorder. The existing literature suggests about 41% of patients to be nonadherent. Nonadherence leads to relapses, delay in recovery besides higher inpatient care cost as well as higher global cost of the disease. Nonadherence in bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) is a complex phenomenon, its critical determinants are yet to be identified with certainty.