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In this study, it is aimed to compare the biological rhythm patterns and quality of life of bipolar disorder treatment compliance with the sleep quality of patients with non-patients. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), treatment compliance for Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS), sleep quality for the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Biological Rhythms Interview of Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (BRIAN) for biological rhythm patterns, Quality of Life Scale (QLS) for quality of life, Socio-demographic and Clinical Data Form were used for the sequentially outpatient of 102 patients, in the Psychiatry Clinic of the University of Gaziantep Sahinbey Research and Practise Hospital,  the patients with bipolar disorder according to the DSM-IV-TR diagnose criterions. Whether there is a relationship between the biological rhythm patterns, sleep quality and quality of life of patients who have adherence to treatment and who do not was evaluated. It appears that the patients who have adherence to treatment have a better quality of sleep, less sleep disorder, are more functional in social life and have more regular biorhythms.

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