Working Memory and Response Inhibition in Patients With Bipolar I Disorder During Euthymic Period.

Background: Several cognitive domains, including attention, memory, and executive functions are impaired in bipolar disorder.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate two executive functions (working memory and response inhibition) in patients with bipolar I disorder during remission of the symptoms.

Patients And Methods: In this case-control design, 30 bipolar I patients (18 to 45 years old) were matched with 30 ones in the control group in terms of age, gender, and education.

Facial emotion recognition in adolescents with bipolar disorder.

Object: Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with abnormalities in emotional competence. One of the main aspects of this competency is emotion recognition which is presented in the face. This study aimed to evaluate facial emotion recognition in adolescents with bipolar disorder when they are free of acute symptoms.