Abstract:

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mindful attention awareness (MAA) levels in euthymic bipolar disorder (BD) type I patients with the frequency of attacks, treatment compliance and insight levels. Materials and Methods: Ninety-seven euthymic BD type I were included in the study. Sociodemography Data Form, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS), Insight Assessment Scale (IAS) were applied to the patients who gave consent for the study. Results: Patients with high and moderate treatment compliance were found to have higher levels of mindfulness than those with a low level. There was no statistically significant relationship between mindfulness levels and insight and frequency of episodes. The regression analyses revealed that treatment compliance was associated with the frequency of manic/hypomanic episodes in the last two years. Conclusion: It has been found that BF levels present in the euthymic period have no effect on the frequency of episodes in BD patients. It has been determined that treatment compliance levels are high in BD patients with high MAA levels and that MAA has an increasing effect on treatment compliance. MAA increases treatment compliance, and the frequency of manic / hypomanic attacks decreases in patients with high treatment compliance.

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