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Review
. 2022 Oct 3:31:e70.
doi: 10.1017/S2045796022000555.

A critical overview of tools for assessing cognition in bipolar disorder

Maria Gloria Rossetti  1 , Francesca Girelli  2 , Cinzia Perlini  3 , Paolo Brambilla  1   4 , Marcella Bellani  2   5
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Review

A critical overview of tools for assessing cognition in bipolar disorder

Maria Gloria Rossetti et al. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. .

Abstract

Cognitive deficits are prevalent in bipolar disorder even during the euthymic phase, having a negative impact on global functioning and quality of life. As such, more and more mental health professionals agree that neuropsychological assessment should be considered an essential component of the clinical management of bipolar patients. However, no gold standard tool has been established so far. According to bipolar disorder experts targeting cognition, appropriate cognitive tools should be brief, easy to administer, cost-effective and validated in the target population. In this commentary, we critically appraised the strengths and limitations of the tools most commonly used to assess cognitive functioning in bipolar patients, both for screening and diagnostic purposes.

Keywords: Bipolar disorder; cognitive neuroscience; psychological assessment; rating scale.

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A diagram to help healthcare professionals to make the best use of tools commonly used to assess cognition in BD.
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