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ArticleJournal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent2020

Functional Impairment and Clinical Correlates in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder Compared to Healthy Controls. A Case-control Study.

Iria Mendez, Josefina Castro-Fornieles, Sara Lera-Miguel, Marisol Picado, Roger Borras, Sandra Cosi, Marc Valenti, Pilar Santamarina, Elena Font, Soledad Romero

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Article in Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Iria MendezDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Josefina Castro-FornielesDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Sara Lera-MiguelDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Marisol PicadoDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Roger BorrasInstitute d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
Sandra CosiResearch Center for Behavior Assessment, Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
Marc ValentiCIBERSAM, Institute Carlos III, Spain.
Pilar SantamarinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Elena FontDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Soledad RomeroDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.

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Abstract

backgroundEvidence shows that most adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD) achieve syndromic recovery after being referred to specialized treatment. However, functional recovery is reached in less than 50% of those cases.

methodDescriptive cross-sectional case-control study, based on a clinical sample of 44 BD patients aged 12-19, matched by age and sex with 44 healthy controls (HC). Psychopathology was ascertained using the KSADS-PL, in addition to the clinical scales. Information about previous academic performance was included, as well as functional outcome based on the Children's Global Assessment Functioning Scale (CGAS). Previous exposure to stressful experiences was assessed using the Schedule for Stressful Life Events (SLES). All analyses were performed using either conditional or stepwise logistic regression models.

resultsOnce they have become stabilized, and even after controlling for socio-demographic differences, BD patients were associated with lower levels of functionality [OR 0.65 (0.46, 0.93), p=0.02], and worse performance at school [OR 0.03 (0.01, 0.67), p=0.03] compared with HC. Persistent sub-syndromal psychosis showed the strongest negative correlation with functionality (rho=-0.65, -0.57 for BD and HC respectively; p<0.001). Although BD was associated with more stressful life events, this association did not remain significant in the multivariate models. LIMITATIONS: The small sample size limits our ability to detect differences between groups, and between BD subtypes.

conclusionsEven when early detection and intervention is provided, BD has a significant impact on functioning and academic performance. It is important to address persistent sub-threshold symptoms and to emphasize the social and rehabilitative components of treatment.

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adolescentsbipolar disorderclinicalfunctionality

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PMID32774398
PMCPMC7391870

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