Review

Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review

Volume: 17 Number: 3 September 30, 2025
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Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review

Abstract

This systematic review was conducted to examine the effect of motivational interviewing method on compliance with medication treatment in individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In this systematic review, the literature was searched in the databases of ''Cochrane, SpringerLink, Ovid, Science Direct, PubMed, ProQuest, Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), ULAKBIM, YÖKTEZ'', published in the last 5 years, in English language, using the keywords and combinations of ''motivational interviewing'', ''bipolar disorder'', ''adherence''. The titles and abstracts of the studies were reviewed and 6 studies, including 4 randomized controlled trials and 2 nonrandomized studies, that met the inclusion criteria were included in the systematic review. As a result of this systematic review, it was determined that the motivational interviewing method was effective in increasing medication compliance in patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In the studies, it was determined that motivational interviewing was applied alone, with medication reminder system or with an educational program. It was determined that motivational interviewing was applied twice a week or twice a month, between 20-60 minutes and between 3-6 sessions. Subjective and objective measurement tools assessing medication adherence and symptoms were used to evaluate the effect of motivational interviewing. It is recommended to increase randomized controlled experimental research examining the effect of motivational interviewing method on medication adherence in patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder and to use motivational interviewing techniques and skills by mental health professionals to increase patients' medication adherence.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mental Health Nursing

Journal Section

Review

Early Pub Date

December 22, 2024

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

June 29, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 28, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 17 Number: 3

APA
Erkuş, Ş., & Babaoğlu, E. (2025). Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 17(3), 481-492. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1507249
AMA
1.Erkuş Ş, Babaoğlu E. Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2025;17(3):481-492. doi:10.18863/pgy.1507249
Chicago
Erkuş, Şeyma, and Elçin Babaoğlu. 2025. “Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17 (3): 481-92. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1507249.
EndNote
Erkuş Ş, Babaoğlu E (September 1, 2025) Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17 3 481–492.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Erkuş and E. Babaoğlu, “Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review”, Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 481–492, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.18863/pgy.1507249.
ISNAD
Erkuş, Şeyma - Babaoğlu, Elçin. “Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17/3 (September 1, 2025): 481-492. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1507249.
JAMA
1.Erkuş Ş, Babaoğlu E. Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2025;17:481–492.
MLA
Erkuş, Şeyma, and Elçin Babaoğlu. “Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, vol. 17, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 481-92, doi:10.18863/pgy.1507249.
Vancouver
1.Şeyma Erkuş, Elçin Babaoğlu. Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Medication Adherence in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2025 Sep. 1;17(3):481-92. doi:10.18863/pgy.1507249

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