Predominant Polarity and Polarity Index of Maintenance Treatments for Bipolar Disorder: A Validation Study in a Large Naturalistic Sample in Italy [PDF]
Medicina, 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.
Umberto Albert +7 more
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The role of predominant polarity on cognitive dysfunctions in patients with bipolar disorder [PDF]
International Journal of Bipolar DisordersBackground Cognitive impairment is frequently observed in bipolar disorder (BD). Previous findings indicated that predominant polarity could have an effect on cognitive deficits.
Ekin Atay +4 more
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The role of predominant polarity in older age bipolar disorder [PDF]
International Journal of Bipolar DisordersIntroduction Predominant polarity (PP) has emerged as a valuable course specifier in bipolar disorder (BD) with implications for prognosis and treatment planning.
Constanza Sommerhoff +15 more
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Polygenic risk and predominant polarity in individuals with bipolar disorder [PDF]
European 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.
S.H. Jensen, S. Østergaard, K. Musliner
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Predominant polarity in bipolar affective disorder and its impact on cognition and quality of life [PDF]
Indian Journal of 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.
Shashank Bhardwaj +3 more
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Cognitive impairments and predominant polarity in bipolar disorder: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 2017 Background Bipolar disorder (BD) patients exhibit cognitive impairments during euthymic states. Studies suggest that manic episodes may be correlated to cognitive impairments.
Gabriel Okawa Belizario +3 more
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Exploring the predictive role of the first mood episode on the predominant polarity in bipolar disorder: insights from a path analysis [PDF]
Annals of General PsychiatryBackground The predominant polarity in bipolar disorder (BD) is defined by the skewness of mood episodes towards either the manic or depressive pole. However, since the predominant polarity can only be established over the long term, it is crucial to ...
Daniele Cavaleri +7 more
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The Role of The Predominant Polarity on Neurocognitive and Social Cognitive Dysfunctions in Patients with Bipolar Disorder [PDF]
European 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.
E. Atay, C. Ermis, E. Ozmen
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Features Associated With Depressive Predominant Polarity and Early Illness Onset in Patients With Bipolar Disorder [PDF]
Frontiers in 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 ...
Jesús García-Jiménez +10 more
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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.
Carvalho AF +7 more
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