Treatment Compliance Training The treatment compliance training consists of five sessions in total and was given individually. Each session of the treatment compliance training given once a week took 45 minutes on average.

No intervention was performed on the patients in the control group, and routine follow-up (arranging treatment by the doctor, answering the patient's and family's questions about treatment) continued in the polyclinic.

Treatment Compliance Training consist of: Introduction of Treatment Compliance Program and Information about the Disease, Therapies for Bipolar Disorder and Importance of Treatment Compliance, Drugs Used for Bipolar Disorder, Effects and Side effects, Strategies to Solve Treatment-Related Problems and Cope with Stress, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Stigmatization Towards Patient/Disease in Bipolar Disorder. The sessions were held in the form of PowerPoint presentations. In the Treatment Compliance Training, lecture, question-answer, homework, sharing experiences, video presentation, summarization were used.The day before each session, patients were phoned and reminded of the time of the session.

The scale assesses the patient's compliance behaviors and attitude to treatment. The scale consists of 10 questions to answer in the form of Yes/No (between 1-7 were poor in compliance with treatment and those with scores between 8-10 were high). The scale assesses the patient's compliance behaviors and attitude to treatment. The scale consists of 10 questions to answer in the form of Yes/No (between 1-7 were poor in compliance with treatment and those with scores between 8-10 were high).

The Social Functioning Scale is a tool that evaluates role functions requiring judgment on the social role of an individual. The scale consists of seven subscales. The total score that can be obtained from this scale ranges between 0-223 points. High scores taken from each subscale indicate that there is a positive development in functioning.

World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Short Form consists of 26 questions and four domains. These 4 domains are physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment.Domain I: Physical domain: It covers the ability to conduct daily tasks, commitment to medicines and treatment, vitality and fatigue, physical mobility, pain and discomfort, sleep and rest, ability to work. Domain II: Mental domain: It covers body image and appearance, negative emotions, memory, and concentration. Domain III: Social domain: It covers the relationships with others, social support, and sexual life. Domain IV: Environmental domain: It covers financial resources, physical security, access to health services, home environment, opportunity for rest and recreation, physical environment and transportation. The quality of life increases as the score obtained from the domains increases .