title: Theory of mind in first degree relatives of individuals with bipolar disorder.
abstract: We assessed theory of mind (ToM) performance in unaffected first-degree relatives of individuals with bipolar disorder compared to healthy controls across several well recognised tasks. Results indicated that the former group were significantly impaired on the verbal but not visual or higher-order ToM tasks, suggesting that a verbal ToM deficit might be a useful endophenotypic marker for bipolar disorder.
authors.affiliation: Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), The Alfred Hospital and Monash University Central Clinical School, 607 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.affiliation: Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), The Alfred Hospital and Monash University Central Clinical School, 607 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: tvanrheenen@swin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Tamsyn E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Van Rheenen
authors.affiliation: Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), The Alfred Hospital and Monash University Central Clinical School, 607 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rossell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D056345:Theory of Mind; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Endophenotypes; Mood disorders; Social cognition