The questionnaire of beliefs against bipolar disorder This questionnaire was created by the first author of this paper in order to examine the beliefs held by the patients concerning the bipolar affective disorder and its treatment. This questionnaire is a self-descriptive tool. Additionally, in the assessment of remission (qualification to the test) the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale – HDRS and Young Mania Rating Scale – YMRS were used. Each participant underwent the structured interview, based on the questionnaire constructed by the authors, in order to collect basic demographic and clinical data. Program participants have been tested using the listed tools in 3 time points: I. before the start of the series of meetings; II. just after the end of the series of meetings; III. 18 months after the end of the cycle.