Quality of Life represents the sum of a person’s physical, occupational, social, and spiritual wellbeing.
It is also a measure of personal satisfaction with adaptation to the conditions of life and is affected by an individual’s responses to the physical, psychological and social effects of disease(Eser, 2006).
In this regard Quality of Life is not a concept specific to any disease, but it is a multidimensional concept for exploring the effects of disease on patient’s lives. Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex and heterogeneous condition characterized by a variety of symptoms and marked variability in disease course. A patient with Bipolar Disorder can experience episodes of depression,
hypomania, mania, or psychosis and, indeed, can experience a mixture of emotional states or cycle rapidly between them. In fact, recent research has highlighted the prevalence of marked
subsyndromal features between episodes, (Judd, Schettler, Akiskal, et al. 2003) but despite currently
available treatments, Bipolar Disorder remains a chronic relapsing condition (DePaulo., 2006)