Functional outcome in bipolar disorder: the big picture.
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SUBMITTER: Levy B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3180778 | biostudies-other | 2012
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Functional outcome in bipolar disorder: the big picture.
Depression research and treatment 20110927
Previous research on functional outcome in bipolar disorder (BD) has uncovered various factors that exacerbate psychosocial disability over the course of illness, including genetics, illness severity, stress, anxiety, and cognitive impairment. This paper presents an integrated view of these findings that accounts for the precipitous decline in psychosocial functioning after illness onset. The proposed model highlights a number of reciprocal pathways among previously studied factors that trap peo ...[more]
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