Theory of Mind in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder in Euthymic Phase: Using the Strange Stories Test
Objective: This study evaluated the theory of mind (ToM) in adolescents diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) during their euthymic period compared to a typically developing (TD) group. Method: The BD group consisted of thirty 11-18 year old inpatients in euthymic phase. The TD group included 30...
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| description | Objective: This study evaluated the theory of mind (ToM) in adolescents diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) during their euthymic period compared to a typically developing (TD) group.
Method: The BD group consisted of thirty 11-18 year old inpatients in euthymic phase. The TD group included 30 age, gender, and IQ matched volunteer students. To assess the diagnosis and comorbid disorders, we performed the semi-structured interview of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) for the BD adolescents. To evaluate the severity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and mania, Conner's Parent Rating Scale-Revised version (CPRS-R), and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) were used, respectively. Ravens Progressive Matrices was conducted to evaluate intellectual ability in the both groups. Happe Strange Stories test was performed to assess ToM in the participants. Data were analyzed using the independent t-test, analysis of covariance, and Pearson Correlation analysis.
Results: The two groups did not show any differences in comprehending the stories; however, the BD group’s mentalizing scores were significantly weaker than the TD group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The ToM impairments in adolescents with BD may be explained as a trait marker which may lead to continuation of social problems even during remission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-465997b38db64c418be57d57882e4aa52022-12-22T01:37:15ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Psychiatry1735-45872008-22152016-10-01113549Theory of Mind in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder in Euthymic Phase: Using the Strange Stories TestHamid Zarrabipoor0Mehdi Tehrani-Doost1Zahra Shahrivar2Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran.Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Research Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Research Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranObjective: This study evaluated the theory of mind (ToM) in adolescents diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) during their euthymic period compared to a typically developing (TD) group. Method: The BD group consisted of thirty 11-18 year old inpatients in euthymic phase. The TD group included 30 age, gender, and IQ matched volunteer students. To assess the diagnosis and comorbid disorders, we performed the semi-structured interview of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) for the BD adolescents. To evaluate the severity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and mania, Conner's Parent Rating Scale-Revised version (CPRS-R), and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) were used, respectively. Ravens Progressive Matrices was conducted to evaluate intellectual ability in the both groups. Happe Strange Stories test was performed to assess ToM in the participants. Data were analyzed using the independent t-test, analysis of covariance, and Pearson Correlation analysis. Results: The two groups did not show any differences in comprehending the stories; however, the BD group’s mentalizing scores were significantly weaker than the TD group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The ToM impairments in adolescents with BD may be explained as a trait marker which may lead to continuation of social problems even during remission.https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/771AdolescentsBipolar DisorderSocial CognitionTheory of Mind |
| spellingShingle | Hamid Zarrabipoor Mehdi Tehrani-Doost Zahra Shahrivar Theory of Mind in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder in Euthymic Phase: Using the Strange Stories Test Iranian Journal of Psychiatry Adolescents Bipolar Disorder Social Cognition Theory of Mind |
| title | Theory of Mind in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder in Euthymic Phase: Using the Strange Stories Test |
| title_full | Theory of Mind in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder in Euthymic Phase: Using the Strange Stories Test |
| title_fullStr | Theory of Mind in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder in Euthymic Phase: Using the Strange Stories Test |
| title_full_unstemmed | Theory of Mind in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder in Euthymic Phase: Using the Strange Stories Test |
| title_short | Theory of Mind in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder in Euthymic Phase: Using the Strange Stories Test |
| title_sort | theory of mind in adolescents with bipolar disorder in euthymic phase using the strange stories test |
| topic | Adolescents Bipolar Disorder Social Cognition Theory of Mind |
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