The distinction between unipolar and bipolar depression: A cognitive theory perspective

• Published in: Comprehensive psychiatry Vol. 54; no. 7; pp. 740 - 749
• Main Authors: Batmaz, Sedat, Kaymak, Semra Ulusoy, Soygur, Arif Haldun, Ozalp, Elvan, Turkcapar, Mehmet Hakan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2013; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Antidepressants; Attitude; Attitudes; Biological and medical sciences; Bipolar disorder; Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis; Bipolar Disorder - psychology; Bipolar disorders; Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Humans; Interviews; Male; Medical sciences; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Mood disorders; Neurosciences; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Severity of Illness Index; Standard deviation; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Theory; Mood disorder; Cognitive theory; Bipolar disorder; Cognition

There is very limited data about the cognitive structure of bipolar depression when compared to unipolar depression. The aim of the study was to look into the differences between unipolar and bipolar depressed patients regarding their cognitive structure in view of Beck's cognitive theory. In t...