Coping with amplified emotionality among people with bipolar disorder: A longitudinal study

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious mental illness characterized by chronic and recurrent mood fluctuations between depression and mania. According to worldwide mental health surveys, BD is the second highest ranking cause of missed work or school days (Alonso et al., 2011), which indicates a disability or role limitation in carrying out daily activities (Mall et al., 2015; Merikangas et al., 2007). In general, persistent psychosocial disability in individuals with BD fluctuates in parallel with changes in affective symptoms (Judd et al., 2005), concomitant with a high relapse rate and a chronic recurrent course (Miziou et al., 2015; Reinares et al., 2014; Yatham et al., 2009).
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research