Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorder
Background: A substantial proportion of euthymic bipolar disorder patients have neuropsychological impairment which can have a significant impact on the overall functional recovery. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 bipolar disorder patients, currently in euthymic phase for the last 3 months with...
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| author | Priyanka Bhatia Ajeet Sidana Subhash Das Manoj Kumar Bajaj |
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| description | Background: A substantial proportion of euthymic bipolar disorder patients have neuropsychological impairment which can have a significant impact on the overall functional recovery. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 bipolar disorder patients, currently in euthymic phase for the last 3 months with minimum duration of illness 2 years and current Young Mania Rating Scale <7 and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale <6, currently on medications were administrated various neuropsychological tests. Results: Approximately half of the patients have neuropsychological impairments in the areas of mental speed, sustained attention, verbal fluency, working memory, set shifting, verbal and visual memory, and visual-constructional ability. Conclusion: Findings of the current study provides evidence of neuropsychological impairment in euthymic bipolar disorder patients, and type of medications also has an impact on neuropsychological functions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5afaf9068c0244a5af7ee6ed10de73a32022-12-21T22:07:35ZengSAGE PublishingIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine0253-71762018-01-0140321321810.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_531_17Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorderPriyanka BhatiaAjeet SidanaSubhash DasManoj Kumar BajajBackground: A substantial proportion of euthymic bipolar disorder patients have neuropsychological impairment which can have a significant impact on the overall functional recovery. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 bipolar disorder patients, currently in euthymic phase for the last 3 months with minimum duration of illness 2 years and current Young Mania Rating Scale <7 and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale <6, currently on medications were administrated various neuropsychological tests. Results: Approximately half of the patients have neuropsychological impairments in the areas of mental speed, sustained attention, verbal fluency, working memory, set shifting, verbal and visual memory, and visual-constructional ability. Conclusion: Findings of the current study provides evidence of neuropsychological impairment in euthymic bipolar disorder patients, and type of medications also has an impact on neuropsychological functions.http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2018;volume=40;issue=3;spage=213;epage=218;aulast=BhatiaBipolareuthymicfunctioningneuropsychological |
| spellingShingle | Priyanka Bhatia Ajeet Sidana Subhash Das Manoj Kumar Bajaj Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorder Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Bipolar euthymic functioning neuropsychological |
| title | Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorder |
| title_full | Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorder |
| title_fullStr | Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorder |
| title_short | Neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorder |
| title_sort | neuropsychological functioning in euthymic phase of bipolar affective disorder |
| topic | Bipolar euthymic functioning neuropsychological |
| url | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2018;volume=40;issue=3;spage=213;epage=218;aulast=Bhatia |
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