Outpatients with schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder: Do they differ in their cognitive and social functioning?
The authors used a battery of cognitive and social functioning measures to evaluate stable outpatients with schizophrenia (n=74) and bipolar I disorder (n=26) who were receiving care at community and rehabilitation programs. The groups did not differ significantly on 36 of 41 measures. For most variables, comparisons between groups yielded effect sizes of <0.5. These results suggest that individuals with bipolar I disorder receiving community and rehabilitation services have many social and cognitive deficits that are as severe as those in schizophrenia.
Dickerson
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Sheppard Pratt Health System, 6501 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21204, USA. fdickerson@sheppardpratt.org
Sommerville
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Origoni
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Ringel
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Parente
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D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012938:Social Perception