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Comparative Study
. 2020 Aug:290:113030.
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113030. Epub 2020 May 16.

Cognitive theory of mind in bipolar disorder: Comparisons with healthy controls and associations with function

Raffaele Popolo  1 , Irene Borsella  2 , Laura Meschini  3 , Umberto Pianella  4 , Gabriella Zampaglione  4 , Giancarlo Vinci  5 , Giampaolo Salvatore  6 , Giancarlo Dimaggio  6 , Roberta Vecchiotti  7 , Kelsey Huling  8 , Paul H Lysaker  9
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Comparative Study

Cognitive theory of mind in bipolar disorder: Comparisons with healthy controls and associations with function

Raffaele Popolo et al. Psychiatry Res. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Cognitive forms of Theory of Mind (ToM) have been linked to social function in Bipolar Disorder (BD). To explore this social functioning was assessed with the GAF and cognitive ToM was assessed with the Hinting Task and the Picture Sequencing Task (PST) in 45 patients with BP and 45 healthy controls. As predicted, the BD group took longer to complete the PST. The BD group did not offer more incorrect responses to either cognitive ToM task. Greater latency on the PST predicted poorer social function after controlling for symptoms, partially supporting a relationship between ToM and social function in BD.

Keywords: Bipolar disorder; Psychosocial function; Social Cognition.

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