Priority 22 from the Bipolar PSP

UNCERTAINTY:What are the most effective ways to train and support a person with bipolar so they are motivated and able to manage the condition themselves? (JLA PSP Priority 22)
Overall ranking	22
JLA question ID	0041/22
Explanatory note	Not available for this PSP.
Evidence	None identified
Health Research Classification System category	Mental Health

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	For full examples, see Category ID M5 on spreadsheet. How can mood diaries/phone apps support self management? ~ How can we make sure that all patients with bipolar disorder have access to a structured psychoeducational intervention? ~ Rather than drugs and visits with psychiatrists, shouldn't treatment include teaching self-regulation skills and visits with psychologists first? ~ how can you get a bipolar person to engage with a self help programme when they just do not want to be bothered? ~ What help, practical, not information, is being provided to up skill the individual to use these treatments as alternatives particularly in stress, whether positive or negative, management? ~ Is it useful to provide everyone diagnosed with a comprehensive education programme which includes theory, lifestyle advice, practising coping techniques (meditation for example), arming them with a sense of control and more ability to self manage their condition? Would this approach be more successful at preventing relapse?
Submitted by	Patients x 30 ~ Carers x 13 ~ Health Professionals x 5 ~ others x 1

Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

For full examples, see Category ID M5 on spreadsheet. How can mood diaries/phone apps support self management? ~ How can we make sure that all patients with bipolar disorder have access to a structured psychoeducational intervention? ~ Rather than drugs and visits with psychiatrists, shouldn't treatment include teaching self-regulation skills and visits with psychologists first? ~ how can you get a bipolar person to engage with a self help programme when they just do not want to be bothered? ~ What help, practical, not information, is being provided to up skill the individual to use these treatments as alternatives particularly in stress, whether positive or negative, management? ~ Is it useful to provide everyone diagnosed with a comprehensive education programme which includes theory, lifestyle advice, practising coping techniques (meditation for example), arming them with a sense of control and more ability to self manage their condition? Would this approach be more successful at preventing relapse?

Submitted by

Patients x 30 ~ Carers x 13 ~ Health Professionals x 5 ~ others x 1

PSP information
PSP unique ID	0041
PSP name	Bipolar
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	363 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	14 June 2016