Psychosocial functioning in patients with psychotic and non-psychotic bipolar I disorder. A comparative study with individuals with schizophrenia

Journal of Affective Disorders
Estela Jiménez-LópezJosé Luis Santos

Abstract

More than 50% of individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) do not reach full psychosocial functioning, even during periods of euthymia. It has been suggested that history of psychotic symptoms is one of the factors which are associated with a worse functional outcome. The objective was to compare psychosocial functioning between patients with BD, with (BD-P), and without (BD-NP) a history of psychotic symptoms, and to examine whether the history of psychotic symptoms, or other clinical or neurocognitive variables predict psychosocial functioning. Psychosocial functioning and neurocognition were examined in 100 euthymic patients with bipolar I disorder (50 BD-P, and 50 BD-NP), compared to 50 stabilised patients with schizophrenia (SZ), and 51 healthy controls (HC). 1) There were no differences between BD-P and BD-NP in the GAF-F score or in the FAST total score. 2) The two groups of patients with BD had better scores than SZ both in the GAF-F, and in all measures of the FAST, except for the subscale leisure time. 3) The neurocognitive composite index, verbal memory and subclinical depressive symptoms were the variables which explained a higher percentage of the variance of functional outcome. The cross-sectional design, and the rel...Continue Reading

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Jan 20, 2019·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry·Alfredo Carlo AltamuraUNKNOWN ISBD Italian Chapter Epidemiological Group
May 17, 2019·The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology·Caterina Del Mar BonnínEduard Vieta
Nov 22, 2019·Bipolar Disorders·Amit ShalevBoris Birmaher
Dec 1, 2018·European Psychiatry : the Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists·Estela Jiménez-LópezJosé Luis Santos
Aug 20, 2019·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience·Ana López-VillarrealJosé Luis Santos
Jul 1, 2020·Frontiers in Psychiatry·Heinz Grunze, Christoph Born
Jun 30, 2021·Journal of Affective Disorders·Margo W MenkesKelly A Ryan

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