Cognitive Functions of Bipolar Disorder Patients in Remission on Monotherapy: A Follow-Up Study


ŞENTÜRK CANKORUR V., Demirel H., Yucel D., Cakir S., Kesebir S., Atbasoglu C.

TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI, cilt.28, sa.4, ss.225-233, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5080/u20433
  • Dergi Adı: TURK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.225-233
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Multiple sectional studies indicate that the cognitive functions of bipolar disorder (BD) patients in remission are damaged. These studies also suggest that cognitive functions get worse over time. Although the results are inconsistent, there are limited follow-up studies that reveal any contradictory results. Interestingly, there have been major difficulties in the interpretation related to this subject. In particular, scarcity of longitudinal studies and not eliminating the role of multidrug side effects on cognitive functions are just a few. Due to these aforementioned limitations, the longitudinal course of cognitive functions and their sectional differences were investigated in BD patients that underwent remission with monotherapy in this study.