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- Title
Cognitive training for bipolar disorder. Functional wellness.
- Authors
Bernabei, L.; Pompili, E.; Quinto, S.; Basco, L.; Di Gennaro, L.; D’Antoni, G.; Murtinu, C.; Biondi, M.; Chiaie, R. Delle
- Abstract
Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) show a typical neuropsychological profile, characterized by an alteration of attentive, amnesic and executive ability. The aim of the study is evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive training in integrated treatment (CTiIT) for bipolar disorder. Methods A total of 30 BD euthymic patients were enrolled. All participants completed a comprehensive neuropsychological and psychosocial (SF-36 and PSQ) assessment. Patients were random assigned to CTiIT group or control group. CTiIT is designed to be a short therapy (20 individual sessions of about 1 hour for three days at week) for the neurocognition, and for psychosocial aspects. Cognitive training consisted of computerized tasks selected from CogPACK. Attention, memory and executive tasks available within the CogPACK program were selected for use in this study, based on the cognitive domains typically affected in BD patients. Training with this program is hierarchically organized. All individuals in the present study had the potential to complete all of the tasks, regardless of degree of impairment. Statistical analyses were conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 20.0 (SPSS 20.0) for windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Ill). Results Results showed that CTiIT for BD is effective in improving verbal learning and memory, executive functions and attention. Moreover CTiIT increases social wellness measured by SF-36 and reduces stress perception's (PSQ). Conclusions Cognitive training in integrated treatment – CTiIT is an important tool for achievement of personal recovery and becomes necessary to use it, in the daily treatment of BD.
- Subjects
COGNITIVE training; EXECUTIVE function; AMNESIACS; BIPOLAR disorder; THERAPEUTICS; PATIENTS
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2016, Vol 33, pS124
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.142