Patients' perspectives of the effects of a group-based therapeutic patient education program for bipolar disorder: a qualitative analysis

Mélanie Duval, Yves-Antoine Harscoët, Julien Jupille, Marie Grall-Bronnec, Leïla Moret, Marion Chirio-Espitalier, Mélanie Duval, Yves-Antoine Harscoët, Julien Jupille, Marie Grall-Bronnec, Leïla Moret, Marion Chirio-Espitalier

Abstract

Background: Few qualitative studies have explored the impact of group-based psychoeducation programs from the perspective of patients with bipolar disorder, and no studies to date have examined the effects of such programs on patients' personal recovery. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of a group therapeutic education program on the personal recovery of people with bipolar disorder and its determinants.

Methods: Three professionals conducted semistructured interviews with 16 patients who participated in 9 weekly sessions of four separate bipolar therapeutic education programs. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed inductively by two of the professionals using the thematic analysis method.

Results: Three main themes emerged from the interviews: the elements of therapeutic education, the experience of therapeutic education and the changes facilitated by therapeutic education. The changes reported by the participants included the evolution of the patient's relationship with the disorder, improvement in the patient's knowledge of the disorder, improvement in disorder management throughout daily life in general, and development of psycho-social skills and social relationships.

Conclusions: This study provides support for the beneficial impact of group therapeutic education programs on the personal recovery of people with bipolar disorder. These programs improve all dimensions of recovery according to the CHIME model, with connectedness, hope and empowerment being the main dimensions impacted. Our results indicate that therapeutic group education programs can be beneficial for people with bipolar disorder at any point during their experience of the disorder, with the potential exception of periods of thymic decompensation.

Keywords: Bipolar disorder; Patient experiences; Personal recovery; Psychoeducation; Qualitative research; Therapeutic education.

Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare that they have no competing interests.

© 2022. The Author(s).

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