Psychological factors that may confer risk for bipolar disorder

Several psychological domains may be dysfunctional in people with bipolar disorder (BD). When dysfunction occurs prior to onset of mood symptoms, it may signify risk for onset of the full syndrome of illness. Among these domains, cognitive dysfunction has received considerable attention as a possibl...

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Published inCognitive neuropsychiatry Vol. 18; no. 1-2; pp. 115 - 128
Main Authors McKinnon, Margaret C., Cusi, Andrée M., MacQueen, Glenda M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hove Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2013
Psychology Press
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Affect - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology
Bipolar Disorder - psychology
Bipolar disorders
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition - physiology
Empathy
Empathy - physiology
Humans
Medical sciences
Mood disorder
Mood disorders
Neuropsychological Tests
Personality
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk
Social Behavior
Temperament
Temperament - physiology
Theory of Mind
Human
Mood disorder
Cognitive disorder
Bipolar disorder
Cognition
Empathy
Personality
Review
Theory of mind
Temperament
Social cognition
Risk factor
Antecedent
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Summary:Several psychological domains may be dysfunctional in people with bipolar disorder (BD). When dysfunction occurs prior to onset of mood symptoms, it may signify risk for onset of the full syndrome of illness. Among these domains, cognitive dysfunction has received considerable attention as a possible endophenotype for BD, with some suggestion that changes in cognitive function may antedate onset of mood symptoms in individuals at risk for BD. Domains of social cognition, including emotion comprehension, theory of mind, and empathy, along with autobiographical memory, represent understudied aspects of psychological function that may be dysfunctional in people with BD. Temperament and personality factors, such as ruminative tendencies and neuroticism, may also leave some people vulnerable to mood instability. This review summarises the evidence for dysfunction in each of these domains for people with BD and examines whether there is any evidence that this dysfunction antedates the onset of mood symptoms or confers risk for illness.
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ISSN:1354-6805
1464-0619
DOI:10.1080/13546805.2012.702505