Publications by authors named "Ariel Pollock Star"
Article Synopsis
- - Identified four distinct clusters of adults with bipolar disorder (BD) based on BD symptoms and perceived cognitive errors, with a hypothesis suggesting that more symptoms and cognitive errors correlate with lower psychological well-being.
- - The study involved 281 adults aged 19-81, revealing that those with more cognitive failures reported higher levels of both depression and hypo/mania symptoms, leading to lower self-efficacy and life satisfaction.
- - Contrary to previous research, age differences in cognitive loss were not significant across the clusters, indicating that perceived cognitive errors negatively impact psychological well-being regardless of the participant's age.
Background: Despite the efficacy of treatment and severity of symptoms, medication adherence by many with bipolar disorder (BD) is variable at best. This poses a significant challenge for BD care management.
Objective: For this study, we set out to identify psychosocial and psychiatric predictors of medication adherence with BD.
Background: Reliable and consistent social support is associated with the mental health and well-being of persons with severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder (BD). Yet the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social distancing measures (eg, shelter in place) reduced access to regular social contacts, while social media use (SMU) increased concomitantly. Little is currently known about associations between the well-being of adults with BD and different types of SMU (eg, passive and active).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMarital idealization is defined as an interpersonal mode of self-deception whereby husbands and wives convey an exceedingly positive portrayal of their spouse and relationship (e.g., "My spouse has never made me angry").
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The World Health Organization ranks bipolar disorder (BD) as the 7th leading cause of disability. Although the effects on those with BD are well described, less is reported on the impact of BD on cohabiting partners or any interactions between the two; this requires in vivo data collection measured each day over several months.
Objective: We set out to demonstrate the utility of ecological momentary assessment with BD couples measured using yoked smartphone apps.