Interpersonal functioning, support, and change in early-onset bipolar disorder: a transcendental phenomenological study of emerging adults

Early-onset bipolar disorder (EOBD) diagnoses have increased, yet much remains to be understood about its phenomenology. Research and treatment models developed for adult-onset bipolar disorder have largely overlooked qualitative inquiries and adolescent developmental considerations that influence course of illness.The purpose of the current study was to obtain an understanding of the lived experience of interpersonal relationships and EOBD...