Sex-related variation of neurocognitive functioning in Bipolar Disorder: focus on visual memory and associative learning

By now, a large number of studies have investigated neuropsychological performance in Bipolar Disorder (BD). Their results indicate impairments primarily in the areas of sustained attention, executive function and verbal or non-verbal memory both in the active phases of the disease and in euthymia (Bortolato et  al., 2015; Cullen et al., 2016; Goodwin et al., 2008; Quraishi and Frangou, 2002). Neuropsychological deficits are related to non-adherence to medication and contribute to worse long-term functional outcomes such as poor quality of life and psychosocial disability (Dickerson et al., 2004).

Source: Psychiatry Research - June 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kalliopi Tournikiotia, Panagiotis Ferentinosa, Ioannis Michopoulosa, Dimitris Dikeosb, Constantin R. Soldatosc, Athanasios Douzenisa Source Type: research