Emotional intelligence: a comparison between patients after first episode mania and those suffering from chronic bipolar disorder type I

Abstract Background Deficits in emotional intelligence (EI) were detected in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), but little is known about whether these deficits are already present in patients after presenting a first episode mania (FEM). We sought (i) to compare EI in patients after a FEM, chronic BD and healthy controls (HC); (ii) to examine the effect exerted on EI by socio-demographic, clinical and neurocognitive variables in FEM patients. Methods The Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EIQ) was calculated with the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). Performance on MSCEIT was compared among the three groups using generalized linear models. In patients after a FEM, the influence of socio-demographic, clinical and neurocognitive variables on the EIQ was examined using a linear regression model. Results In total, 184 subjects were included (FEM n = 48, euthymic chronic BD type I n = 75, HC n = 61). BD patients performed significantly worse than HC on the EIQ [mean difference (MD) = 10.09, standard error (s.e.) = 3.14, p = 0.004] and on the understanding emotions branch (MD = 7.46, s.e. = 2.53, p = 0.010). FEM patients did not differ from HC and BD on other measures of MSCEIT. In patients after a FEM, EIQ was positively associated with female sex (β = −0.293, p = 0.034) and verbal memory performance (β = 0.374, p = 0.008). FEM patients performed worse than HC but better than BD on few neurocognitive domains. Conclusions Patients after a FEM showed preserved EI, while patients in later stages of BD presented lower EIQ, suggesting that impairments in EI might result from the burden of disease and neurocognitive decline, associated with the chronicity of the illness.

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Neurocognitive impairments in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder type II

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.151 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S122-S122

Author(s):

R.S. Ilhan ◽

V. Senturk-Cankorur

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Working Memory ◽

Executive Functions ◽

Verbal Memory ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Neurocognitive Functioning ◽

Type I ◽

Neurocognitive Impairments ◽

Perseverative Errors ◽

Disorder Type

IntroductionMost of the studies have indicated that there have been neurocognitive impairments especially in the domains of executive functions, attention, verbal and working memory among euthymic patients with bipolar disorder type I (BD-I). However, there has been limited research investigating neurocognitive functioning in euthymic patients with BD- II.Objectives/aimsAim of this study was to investigate neurocognitive functions in euthymic BD-II patients. Our hypothesis was that euthymic BD-II patients would have neurocognitive impairments in the domains of executive functions, attention, verbal and working memory.MethodsEuthymic BD-II patients (n = 37) and healthy controls (HC) (n = 35) were compared in terms of their neurocognitive functioning in the domains of executive functions assesed by the number of perseverative errors, non-perseverative errors and category completed on the Wisconsin Cart Sorting Test (WCST); working memory assessed by Auditory Consonant Trigrams (ACT); immediate verbal memory assessed by the Logical Memory subscale of the Wechsler Memory Scale I (WMS I) and attention assesed by Stroop Colour-Word Interference Test (SCWIT). Euthymic state was confirmed by the low scores both on Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Young Mania Rating Scale.ResultsSignificant differences were found between two groups in terms of WCST non-perseverative errors (Z = 3.8, P < 0.01) and category completed subtests (Z = 3.8, P < 0.01), ACT (t = 2.97, P < 0.01) WMSI (Z = 2.4, P = 0.01), SCWIT (t = 3.52, P < 0.01) performances.ConclusionsOur study indicated that euthymic BD-II patients had poorer performance on the domains of executive functions, attention, working memory and verbal memory than the HC group. But future studies with large samples are needed to support our results.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Neurocognition in Unaffected First-Degree Relatives of Patients With Bipolar Disorder Type I From India

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244011436351 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 215824401143635 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Raman Deep Pattanayak ◽

Rajesh Sagar ◽

Manju Mehta

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Verbal Memory ◽

Formal Education ◽

Type I ◽

Trail Making Test ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

First Degree Relatives ◽

Trail Making ◽

Disorder Type

The study aims to evaluate the neuropsychological functions of unaffected first-degree relatives of patients with bipolar disorder Type I (BD-I) in comparison with healthy controls. The method was a cross-sectional assessment of 20 first-degree relatives of patients with BD-I and 20 healthy controls. Inclusion criteria for all participants included age between 18 and 55 years, ≥5 years of formal education, right-handedness as per Edinburgh handedness inventory, absence of color blindness as per Ishihara’s isochromatic charts, and a score of >24 on Hindi mental state examination. None of the participants had a current or lifetime diagnosis of a mental disorder on Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, Clinician Version. Neuropsychological assessment was conducted with Trail Making Test A and B, Stroop color and word test, N-Back Verbal Memory Test, and Post Graduate Institute (PGI) Memory Scale. Both the groups were comparable in age, gender distribution, and education. The unaffected first-degree relatives performed poorly on Trail Making Test B and (B-A), indicating a poor cognitive flexibility and set-shifting. The relative group also performed poorly on Mental Balance subtest of PGI Memory Scale. The unaffected first-degree relatives of patients with BD display certain impairments in dorsal prefrontal executive functions which can serve as vulnerability markers for BD.

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First-episode Polarity of Bipolar Disorder Type I: Clinical and Prognostic Features

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(15)30903-2 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 1141

Author(s):

I. Baati ◽

K. Hajbi ◽

I. Abida ◽

I. Feki ◽

D. Trigui ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

First Episode ◽

Type I ◽

Prognostic Features ◽

Disorder Type

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A retrospective study of pituitary-thyroid interaction in patients with first-episode of bipolar disorder type I in Mania State

Medicine ◽

10.1097/md.0000000000024645 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 100 (6) ◽

pp. e24645

Author(s):

Yi Han ◽

Huaihui Zhang ◽

Tao Huang ◽

Fang Wang ◽

Yuncheng Zhu

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

First Episode ◽

Type I ◽

Disorder Type

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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ADOLESCENTS WITH REFERENCE TO GENDER

Scholarly Research Journal for Humanity Science & English Language ◽

10.21922/srjhsel.v4i24.10419 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (24) ◽

Author(s):

Nisha Chandel ◽

Seema Chopra

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Male And Female ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Understanding Emotions ◽

School Records ◽

Better Than

The present study was undertaken to find out emotional intelligence and academic achievement of male and female adolescents. The sample consists of 82 students( 41 male and 41 female adolescents) from different schools in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh. Emotional intelligence was assessed with the help of Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Singh and Narain (2014) and academic achievement score were taken from the school records. The results revealed that there exists a significant difference in emotional intelligence of male and female adolescents. It was found that there existed significant difference in academic achievement of female adolescents and male adolescents. The mean emotional intelligence of female adolescents was better than of male adolescents. On the dimensions of emotional intelligence, it was found that there was no significant difference between male and female adolescents on understanding emotions, empathy and handling relations dimensions of emotional intelligence; while it was reported that there was significant difference between male and female adolescents on understanding motivation dimension of emotional intelligence On the other hand, it was found that there existed significant difference in academic achievement of female adolescents and male adolescents.

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Can Risk-Taking Be an Endophenotype for Bipolar Disorder? A Study on Patients with Bipolar Disorder Type I and Their First-Degree Relatives

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ◽

10.1017/s1355617713000015 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 474-482 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Ceren Hıdıroğlu ◽

Özlem Demirci Esen ◽

Zeliha Tunca ◽

Şehnaz Neslihan Gűrz Yalçìn ◽

Lauren Lombardo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Outcome Measure ◽

Bipolar Disorders ◽

Type I ◽

Balloon Analogue Risk Task ◽

First Degree Relatives ◽

Risk Taking Behavior ◽

Disorder Type ◽

Core Features

AbstractRisk-taking behavior and impulsivity are core features of bipolar disorder. Whether they are part of the inherited aspect of the illness is not clear. We aimed to evaluate risk-taking behavior as a potential endophenotype for bipolar disorders, and its relationship with impulsivity and illness features. The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11) were used to assess risk-taking behavior and impulsivity respectively in 30 euthymic bipolar I patients (BD), their 25 asymptomatic first-degree relatives (BD-R), and 30 healthy controls (HC). The primary BART outcome measure was the behavioral adjustment score (number of pumps after trials where the balloon did not pop minus the number of pumps after trials where the balloon popped). BD (p< .001) and BD-R (p= .001) had similar and significantly lower adjustment scores than HC. Only BD scored significantly higher on BIS-11 total (p= .01) and motor (p= .04) subscales than HC. Neither the BART, nor impulsivity scores associated with illness features. A limitation of this study is medicated patients and a heterogeneous BD-R were included. Riskiness may be a candidate endophenotype for bipolar disorder as it appears independently from illness features, presents similarly in BD and BD-R groups and differs from impulsivity. (JINS, 2013,19, 1–9)

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Cytokine Polymorphisms in the Pathophysiology of Mood Disorders

CNS Spectrums ◽

10.1017/s1092852900020393 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 14 (8) ◽

pp. 419-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Mario Clerici ◽

Beatrice Arosio ◽

Emanuela Mundo ◽

Elisabetta Cattaneo ◽

Sara Pozzoli ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Mood Disorders ◽

Lower Percentage ◽

Genetic Profile ◽

Type I ◽

Genotype Distribution ◽

Bipolar Ii ◽

Tnf Α ◽

Ifn Γ ◽

Disorder Type

ABSTRACTIntroduction: An increasing amount of data suggests that dysregulation of the immune system, including the cytokine network, is associated with the etiology and pathophysiology of mood disorders. Genes encoding cytokines are highly polymorphic and single nucleotide polymorphisms, associated with increased or reduced cytokine production, have been described. The aim of this study was to define the genetic immunologic scenario associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder.Methods: Eighty-four Italian outpatients affected by bipolar disorder type I, bipolar disorder type II, or MDD, and 363 healthy controls were enrolled into the study. We analyzed allele and genotype distribution of −308 (G/A) tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), +874 (T/A) interferon-γ (IFN-γ), -174 (G/C) interleukin (IL)-6, and −1082 (G/A) IL-10 promoter polymorphisms by Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Specific Primers technique.Results: We observed different genotype and allele distributions of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10 polymorphisms in the three groups of patients analyzed. In particular, bipolar II patients were characterized by an absence of adenine (A) high producer allele of TNF-α (P<.001) and a lower percentage of TT high producer genotype of IFN-γ (P <.001); bipolar I individuals showed reduced percentage of AA low producer genotype of IL-10 (P<.001). Both bipolar I and bipolar II patients not carrying guanine (G) high producer IL-6 allele showed a lower mean age at onset (P=.048).Conclusion: These data support the existence of a genetic profile related to pro-inflammatory cytokines in patients affected by mood disorders. The differences observed across the three clinical phenotypes suggest the presence of different pathogenetic mechanisms involved in the susceptibility of phenotypically different mood disorders.

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