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[Social cognition in bipolar disorder].
Tijdschrift Voor Psychiatrie
|June 16, 2015
Summary
Social-cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder persist across mood states, impacting daily functioning. Further research is needed to understand these cognitive impairments and their effects.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychiatry
Context:
- Bipolar disorder involves mood dysregulation.
- Recent research highlights cognitive deficits, particularly in social cognition.
- These deficits significantly affect daily functioning.
Purpose:
- To review literature on social cognition in bipolar disorder (symptomatic and remission phases).
- To examine the relationship between social cognition and psychosocial functioning.
Summary:
- Social-cognitive deficits, including emotion recognition and Theory of Mind, are present in both symptomatic and remission phases of bipolar disorder.
- These deficits are influenced by medication, clinical symptoms, and neurocognitive impairments.
- Studies link social-cognitive deficits to poorer psychosocial functioning.
Impact:
- Social-cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder are largely mood-phase independent.
- There is a critical need for research on cognitive domains and their impact on functioning across all bipolar disorder phases.
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