The role of predominant polarity in older age bipolar disorder. [PDF]
Int J Bipolar DisordIntroduction Predominant polarity (PP) has emerged as a valuable course specifier in bipolar disorder (BD) with implications for prognosis and treatment planning.
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Polygenic risk and predominant polarity in individuals with bipolar disorder [PDF]
Eur Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Individuals with bipolar disorder often have a ‘predominant polarity’ (e.g. depressive or manic) that characterizes the majority of episodes over the course of the illness.
Jensen S, Østergaard S, Musliner K.
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Predominant Polarity and Polarity Index of Maintenance Treatments for Bipolar Disorder: A Validation Study in a Large Naturalistic Sample in Italy. [PDF]
Medicina (Kaunas), 2021 Background and Objectives: Predominant polarity (PP) may be a useful course specifier in at least a significant proportion of patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD), being associated with several clinically relevant correlates.
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Cognitive impairments and predominant polarity in bipolar disorder: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Int J Bipolar Disord, 2017 Background Bipolar disorder (BD) patients exhibit cognitive impairments during euthymic states. Studies suggest that manic episodes may be correlated to cognitive impairments.
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The role of predominant polarity on cognitive dysfunctions in patients with bipolar disorder. [PDF]
Int J Bipolar DisordBackground Cognitive impairment is frequently observed in bipolar disorder (BD). Previous findings indicated that predominant polarity could have an effect on cognitive deficits.
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Predominant polarity in bipolar affective disorder and its impact on cognition and quality of life. [PDF]
Indian J Psychiatry, 2023 Background: Bipolar mood disorder or bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) is a chronic illness characterized by phases of mania/hypomania, depression, or mixed episodes. The course of bipolar mood disorder is relapsing in nature.
Bhardwaj S, Sinha D, Pawar A, Mane A.
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The Role of The Predominant Polarity on Neurocognitive and Social Cognitive Dysfunctions in Patients with Bipolar Disorder [PDF]
Eur Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by significant inter-individual variation in terms of course and outcome. The most important factors associated with the outcome are subsyndromal depression and cognitive disability.
Atay E, Ermis C, Ozmen E.
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Features Associated With Depressive Predominant Polarity and Early Illness Onset in Patients With Bipolar Disorder. [PDF]
Front Psychiatry, 2020 Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of three possible diagnostic specifiers, namely predominant polarity (PP) throughout illness, polarity of the first episode and early age at onset, in a sample of bipolar disorder (BD ...
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Treatment implications of predominant polarity and the polarity index: a comprehensive review. [PDF]
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 2014 Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious and recurring condition that affects approximately 2.4% of the global population. About half of BD sufferers have an illness course characterized by either a manic or a depressive predominance. This predominant polarity in BD may be differentially associated with several clinical correlates.
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Predominant polarity as a potential moderator of group CBT outcomes in bipolar disorder: an exploratory <i>post-hoc</i> analysis. [PDF]
Front PsychiatryIntroductionBipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic and severe mood disorder, characterized by recurrent episodes of mania, hypomania, and depression. Adjacent to pharmacotherapy, positive evidence has been found for the benefit of adding cognitive behavioral
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