Are bipolar II patients cognitively impaired? A systematic review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1791-1803

  Sole B ^a   Marti Nez Aran A ^a   Torrent, C ^a   Bonnin, C M ^a   Reinares, M ^a   Popovic, D ^a,b   Sanchez Moreno J ^a   Vieta, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder II; cognition; neuropsychology; systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 80054854895     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711000018     Document Type: Review

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