Neurocognitive Function in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: 3-Year Follow-Up Shows Cognitive Development Lagging behind Healthy Youths

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 299 - 307
• Main Authors: Pavuluri, Mani N, West, Amy, Hill, Kristian, Jindal, Kittu, Sweeney, John A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Achievement; Adolescent; Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use; Antimanic Agents - therapeutic use; Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis; Bipolar Disorder - drug therapy; Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology; Bipolar Disorder - psychology; Child; Child Health; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - drug therapy; Cognition Disorders - epidemiology; Cognition Disorders - psychology; Cognitive Ability; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Tests; Comorbidity; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression (Psychology); Developmental Stages; Drug Resistance; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Learning Disorders - diagnosis; Learning Disorders - drug therapy; Learning Disorders - epidemiology; Learning Disorders - psychology; Male; Mathematics; Memory; Mental Disorders; Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data; Psychometrics; Risk Factors; Verbal Communication
• ISSN: 0890-8567; 1527-5418
• DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e318196b907

The comparison of the neurocognitive functioning of people with pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) with a control group shows that the developmental progress in executive functions and verbal memory of those with PBD was significantly less than those in the control group. The results were seen after comparing data from baseline cognitive tests and a follow-up test three years later.