Psychological factors that may confer risk for bipolar disorder

• Published in: Cognitive neuropsychiatry Vol. 18; no. 1-2; pp. 115 - 128
• Main Authors: McKinnon, Margaret C., Cusi, Andrée M., MacQueen, Glenda M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...