Although pharmacotherapy is recognized as the
mainstay of therapy for bipolar disorder, outcomes
for many patients are suboptimal (1). Combining
medication with psychological approaches may be
a cost-effective strategy (2) and there has been
much interest in recent years in psychoeducation
as an adjunctive treatment for preventing relapse.
The term psychoeducation has been defined as
‘any intervention that educates patients and their
families about their illness with a view to improving
their long-term outcome’ (3). This can range from
simply providing information on medication to
enhance adherence (4),