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ArticleBipolar disorders2026

Consensus on Subdomains and Measures of Relevance to Affective and Social Cognition Research on Bipolar Disorder (CAS-BD); Outcomes and Recommendations From an International Society for Bipolar Disorders Targeting Cognition Taskforce Study.

T E Van Rheenen, K E Lewandowski, A Pinkham, C Varo, G Caruana, J Gruber, J Zarp, A H Young, L N Yatham, E Vieta and 23 more

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T E Van RheenenDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
K E LewandowskiSchizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1477-6187
A PinkhamDepartment of Psychology, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
C VaroDepartment of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatments, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
G CaruanaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7761-6757
J GruberDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
J ZarpNeurocognition and Emotion Across Disorders of the Brain Centre (NEAD); Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-3415-8098
A H YoungDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
L N YathamDepartment of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
E VietaInstitute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0548-0053
I J TorresDepartment of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
D TsapekosDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1972-4813
T SumiyoshiDepartment of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
P R A StokesDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2274-8330
A SchafferDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6220-5042
S PurdonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
R J PorterDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-8695-3966
R S McIntyreDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4733-2523
A Martinez-AranInstitute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
C López-JaramilloResearch Group in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
B LaferBipolar Disorder Research Program, Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
L V KessingDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-9377-9436
H L KjærstadNeurocognition and Emotion Across Disorders of the Brain Centre (NEAD); Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
G HaslerMolecular Psychiatry Lab, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Freiburg, Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland.
P GallagherTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
K DouglasDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-5344-2959
A DolsDepartment of Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1964-0318
A F CarvalhoInnovation in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
K E BurdickDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4417-4988
C R BowieDepartment of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
C M BonninInstitute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
V Balanzá-MartínezTeaching Unit of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hospital Clínic Universitari, University of Valencia, CIBERSAM, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain.
K W MiskowiakNeurocognition and Emotion Across Disorders of the Brain Centre (NEAD); Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark.

Funding

European Research Council 101043416NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research CentreRebecca L. Cooper Medical Research FoundationUniversity of Melbourne
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Consensus on subdomains and measures of Affective and Social cognition for research on Bipolar Disorder (CAS-BD) project aimed to formulate preliminary consensus-based recommendations for assessing affective and social cognition in BD.

methodsThree sequential surveys administered to experts on affective and social cognition in BD were conducted using the Delphi process. Experts responded to questions regarding affective and social cognition subdomains and rated their importance to research on BD. Experts also nominated measures, rated them for suitability, and ranked them by preference for use. Consensus was defined as ≥ 80% agreement.

results31 experts completed the initial survey, with 20-23 completing subsequent surveys. Consensus was obtained for the subdomain structure of both affective cognition and social cognition, and the definition of each subdomain within. Explicit emotion regulation was ranked as being of highest priority for further research on affective cognition, and theory of mind as highest priority for further research on social cognition. The top-preferenced measures of all affective cognition subdomains were considered by consensus to be suitable for use in BD research. Agreement that the top-preferenced measures of social cognition were suitable ranged from 71.5% to 95.3%. DISCUSSION: Expert consensus on subdomains and measures of affective and social cognition for research on BD was obtained via a staged approach. Prior familiarity may have influenced some experts' rankings, but generally there was a notable lack of consistency in the use of available measures by BD experts. This reaffirms the need for more specific guidance and validated batteries of social and affective cognition to direct the field and allow for more consistency and replication of research in the future.

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AffectBipolar DisorderSocial CognitionDelphi TechniqueFemaleHumansMalebipolar disordersconsensus batteryDelphi studyexpert panelmood disordersneuropsychologystaged‐approachstaged‐study

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