Original paper
“I Really Don’t Know Whether it is Still There”: Ambivalent Acceptance of a Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
Abstract
Questioning a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is not surprising given the chronic and fluctuating nature of the illness. Qualitative research using thematic analysis was used to derive an understanding of the process patients used to make sense of their diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The findings suggested that receiving a diagnosis was an active process. Factors such as fluctuating moods, changing diagnoses or misdiagnosis, difficulties patients...
Paper Details
Title
“I Really Don’t Know Whether it is Still There”: Ambivalent Acceptance of a Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
Published Date
Feb 25, 2010
Journal
Volume
81
Issue
2
Pages
157 - 165
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