Blindly trusting the caregiver could affect their con-
fidential relationship with the patient. When consulted,
nurses stated that a caregiver placed them under a lot of pres-
sure, for example, when urging that the patient should be hos-
pitalized. This interfered with the participants’ emphasis on
the patients’ self-management of their life and disease. As a
nurse stated:
I don’t like partners talking about the patient. I think
everyone should be able to direct his own life as much as
possible, even when hypomanic. For me, that’s number
one. The patient is always responsible for himself. That
has to do with my own values. In relationships you are
equals. (Participant 6)