Little is known about how patients successfully manage their bipolar disorder (BD). This is a remarkable gap in the BD literature, given that current treatments are inadequate and information about beneficial self-management strategies could have clinical and theoretical implications. Here, we present results from a study of self-management strategies used by a sample of high-functioning individuals with BD.
The objectively rated Multidimensional Scale of Independent Functioning (MSIF) was used to confirm high functioning status (score