Correlates Of Real World Executive Dysfunction In Bipolar I Disorder
Key Messages
Individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) experience significant impairment in everyday executive functioning (ie, the ability to plan and organize behavior), with implications for global functioning, occupational status, and vocational performance.
Severities of both manic and depressive mood symptoms have been associated with general executive dysfunction, and with specific domains such as an inability to temper one’s emotions, a lack of behavioral control, and a lack of attention and focus while completing activities.
However, executive dysfunction does not appear to be entirely …