title: Social adjustment and self-esteem of bipolar patients: a multicentric study.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate impairment in social adjustment and self-esteem of bipolar patients (n=144) in remission for at least 3 months. Patients were recruited among four different centres: Sofia, Athens, Jerusalem and Milan, and were individually matched to control subjects in relation to sex, age and geographical origin. Subjects completed the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (SES) and the self-report version of the social adjustment scale (SAS). Bipolar patients reported to experience more difficulties in social adjustment than controls, specifically for leisure and work activities. Further, our results show that bipolar patients have significantly lower self-esteem compared to controls, even after remission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University Clinics of Brussels, ERASME Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blairy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Linotte
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Souery
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Papadimitriou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dikeos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lerer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaneva
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Milanova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serretti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Macciardi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendlewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment