The Neuropsychological Profile of Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents

Title
The Neuropsychological Profile of Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents
Publication Date
2008-01
Author(s)
Cahill, CM
Hanstock, Tanya
Malhi, GS
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Place of publication
United States of America
UNE publication id
une:8491
Abstract
Background and aim: Numerous studies suggest cognitive deficits persist even during periods of euthymia in bipolar disorder. There is increasingly interest in whether such deficits are also present in children and adolescents. The present study seeks to determine characteristics of the neuropsychological profile of euthymic adolescents with bipolar disorder. Method: A sample of adolescents with bipolar disorder was recruited from adolescent services in Sydney and Newcastle, Australia. They completed a neuropsychological battery evaluating verbal learning and memory, attention, problem solving, cognitive flexibility, social negotiation strategies, impulsivity and theory of mind. Results: The results indicated that there were some deficits in the performance of adolescents with bipolar disorder. Conclusions: Although some deficits in performance were found they were not as extreme as in other studies of young people with bipolar disorder. Some suggested reasons for these differences are hypothesized.
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Citation
Bipolar Disorders, 10(Supplement s1), p. 72-72
ISSN
1600-5511
1399-5618
1398-5647
1399-2406
Start page
72
End page
72

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