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What is Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings?

The Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings (DBSA) chapters offer peer-run support groups for comfort and direction in a confidential and supportive setting.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bipolar Disorder 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 3 2 Efficacy_major
Learn to cope with illness 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Increase effect of another treatment 1 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 5 patients currently using Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 5

Reported Schedules

  1 hr every other week 1 hr weekly 1.5 hr weekly 3 other weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 100%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Using Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings

Always
 3 60%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 1 20%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 20%
A little
 3 60%
Not at all
 1 20%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Meetings

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.