Pharmacotherapy versus Psychotherapy in the management of male bipolar disorder at Pakistan institute of mental health,Lahore,Pakistan

This exploratory study examined effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy treatment models to examine the factors contributing non-compliance of male bipolar disorder (bd) patients in the punjab institute of mental health (pimh),lahore,pakistan and their impact on patients’ quality of life. the data were collected from 100 patients. the 40-days data were collected from 12th january,2014 to 22nd february 2014. the study revealed that psychotherapy is used just on and off (5%),pharmacotherapy alone in 35% cases and combination of both the therapies are used most commonly(60%). the results support the fact that the pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy both are helpful in treatment of bipolar disorder patient where as pharmacist plays an important and central role in treatment of bd by using pharmacotherapy interventions. © pakistan academy of sciences.