NeuropsicologÌa del Trastorno Bipolar

Cognitive dysfunctions have been scarcely studied in bipolar disorder compared to other psychiatric disorders. Therapeutic efforts have been focused more on clinical issues, despite persistent cognitive deficits showed by a significant subgroup of bipolar patients, even in euthymic state. Several factors have been associated to cognitive impairment such as chronicity, frequency of relapses, subclinical symptomatology, and pharmacological treatment among others. Recent research suggest the possiblility of directly or indirectly acting on cognitive dysfunctions through more effective pharmacological treatments and psychological interventions, which may help to improve these dysfunctions.