Recurrent episodes of sadness and hypomania are hallmarks of bipolar disorder, which is also frequently accompanied by functional impairment even between mood episodes. Since a significant majority of patient’s experience mood swings between episodes, bipolar illness is a challenging psychiatric condition to treat. The opinions of patients can improve clinical work and research. The goal of the current study was to examine the effects of having bipolar disorder from the perspective of the patient in order to improve therapeutic practice and future research.
