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Social dysfunction in bipolar disorder: pilot study
Fecha
2008Registro en:
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, v.42, n.8, p.686-692, 2008
0004-8674
Autor
ROCCA, Cristiana Castanho de Almeida
MACEDO-SOARES, Marcia Britto de
GORENSTEIN, Clarice
TAMADA, Renata Sayuri
ISSLER, Cilly Kluger
DIAS, Rodrigo Silva
SCHWARTZMANN, Angela Maria
LAFER, Beny
Institución
Resumen
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the social skills of euthymic patients with bipolar disorder. Methods: A group of 25 outpatients with bipolar disorder type I were evaluated in comparison with a group of 31 healthy volunteers who were matched in terms of level of education, age, sex and intelligence. Both groups were assessed using a self-report questionnaire, the Brazilian Inventario de Habilidades Sociais (IHS, Social Skills Inventory). Two Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale subtests ( Picture Arrangement and Comprehension) were also used in order to assess subject ability to analyse social situations and to make judgements, respectively. Results: Patients with bipolar disorder had lower IHS scores for the domains that assessed conversational skills/social self-confidence and social openness to new people/situations. Patients with anxiety disorders had high scores for the domain that assessed self-confidence in the expression of positive emotions. No differences were found between patients and controls in performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Picture Arrangement and Comprehension subtests. Conclusions: Euthymic patients with bipolar disorder present inhibited and overattentive behaviour in relation to other people and their environment. This behaviour might have a negative impact on their level of social functioning and quality of life.