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    Efficacy of the psychoeducation program to reduce relapses and improve treatment adherence in patients with bipolar disorder
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-08-25) Arone Mallqui, Pánfilo; Llaque Guerra, Gloria Milagros; Avila Vargas Machuca, Jeannette Giselle
    Objective: Systematize evidence on the effectiveness of the psychoeducation program to reduce relapses and improve treatment adherence in patients with bipolar disorder. Material and methods: Systematic observational and retrospective review subjected to critical evaluation that summarized the results of multiple scientific articles of high quality of evidence found in the databases; PubMed, Scielo, ESCO and Scopemed. Of the 10 scientific articles reviewed, 60% (n=6/10) are randomized controlled trials and 40% (n=4/10) are systematic reviews, they come from countries such as; Brazil, United Kingdom, Türkiye, Singapore, Iran, Australia and Spain. On the other hand, the search was established as long as the full text of the scientific article of interest was accessed. Results: The evidence found (10/10) shows the effectiveness of the psychoeducation program to reduce relapses, in terms of adherence to the treatment of bipolar disorder (6/10) articles, show a significant improvement after psychoeducation, other benefits found were an increase in lithium levels in the blood, lower frequency and days of hospitalization, and improvement in the social functioning of users with bipolar disorder with psychoeducation. Conclusion: The psychoeducation program is effective in reducing relapses in bipolar I and II disorder, and also promotes adherence to treatment.