Attention Deficits in a Comorbidity-Free Sample of Euthymic Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

Autor: Shi-Kai Liu, Vinod Kumar Sinha, Meera Jayaswal, Nandini Banerjee, Pushpal Desarkar
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 10 (2019)
ISSN: 1664-0640
Popis: Attention deficits are considered one of the potential endophenotypic markers of Bipolar Disorder (BD). Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) likely has stronger genetic underpinnings than adult onset BD; therefore, demonstrating attention deficits in PBD can be both strategic and convincing in attesting their status as one of the potential endophenotypic markers of BD. However, unlike adult literature, uncertainty exists regarding the magnitude of attention deficits in PBD. In this regard, one key unresolved question is the potential impact of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The main goal of the study was to examine attention deficits in a comorbidity-free sample of euthymic PBD patients. Thirty (21 boys, 9 girls) remitted PBD patients without co-morbidity and thirty age (
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