New perspectives on coping in bipolar disorder
Psychol. neurosci. (Impr.)
; 3(2): 161-165, July-Dec. 2010. ilus
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em En
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| ID: lil-604516
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BR85.1
ABSTRACT
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a prevalent and highly disabling psychiatric condition. Despite the widely acknowledged importance of psychosocial interventions that involve a complex cognitive, behavioral, and biological process to help patients cope better with their illness, few studies have systematically evaluated coping in BD. Therefore, our objective was to examine recent developments in current research on coping in BD. Several studies have documented a strong association between BD and numerous neuroanatomical and neuropsychological abnormalities, particularly multiple episodes and longer durations of the disorder. The most marked effects of BD encompass brain areas involved in executive function, which may affect the mechanisms underlying an adequate selection of coping strategies. Thus, the ability of individuals to reduce their own stress burden is impaired, increasing vulnerability to stressful life events and negatively affecting the course of BD. Psychosocial interventions that focus on BD should be evaluated for their ability to improve coping abilities, and research on BD should consider neuropsychological impairment and cognitive-behavioral strategies for coping with stress
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
INDEXPSI
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Transtorno Bipolar
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Função Executiva
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Neuropsicologia
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol. neurosci. (Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil