Deficits in recognition, identification, and discrimination of facial emotions in patients with bipolar disorder
| Autor: | Adolfo Benito, Guillermo Lahera, Sara Herrera, Ramón Muncharaz, Guillermo Benito, Alberto Fernández-Liria, José Manuel Montes |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 35, Iss 4, Pp 435-438 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1809-452X 1516-4446 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1516-4446-2013-1086 |
| Popis: | Objective: To analyze the recognition, identification, and discrimination of facial emotions in a sample of outpatients with bipolar disorder (BD). Methods: Forty-four outpatients with diagnosis of BD and 48 matched control subjects were selected. Both groups were assessed with tests for recognition (Emotion Recognition-40 - ER40), identification (Facial Emotion Identification Test - FEIT), and discrimination (Facial Emotion Discrimination Test - FEDT) of facial emotions, as well as a theory of mind (ToM) verbal test (Hinting Task). Differences between groups were analyzed, controlling the influence of mild depressive and manic symptoms. Results: Patients with BD scored significantly lower than controls on recognition (ER40), identification (FEIT), and discrimination (FEDT) of emotions. Regarding the verbal measure of ToM, a lower score was also observed in patients compared to controls. Patients with mild syndromal depressive symptoms obtained outcomes similar to patients in euthymia. A significant correlation between FEDT scores and global functioning (measured by the Functioning Assessment Short Test, FAST) was found. Conclusions: These results suggest that, even in euthymia, patients with BD experience deficits in recognition, identification, and discrimination of facial emotions, with potential functional implications. |
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