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The Study of Impulsivity in Bipolar Mania


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1 Department of Psychiatry All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
2 Department of Psychiatry Central Institute of Psychiatry Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
3 Department of Clinical Psychology Institute of Mental Health Govt. Mental Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India
4 Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, JPNATC, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
5 Department of Clinical Psychology PGIMER- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
     

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It is largely accepted that impulsivity is part of bipolar disorder. However, presence of various sub-facets of impulsivity in bipolar disorder remains largely unknown. The present study aims to see various sub-components of impulsivity in patients diagnosed with BPAD current episode manic type. Purposive sampling was used to select 20 patients with diagnosis of BPAD current episode manic type (based on ICD-10 DCR) (group 1) from a tertiary care hospital. Another 20 normal healthy subjects (group 2) were taken from accompanying person on the score of less than 3 in GHQ-12. Both the groups were matched on age, sex and education level obtained through initial assessment on socio-demographic clinical data sheet. All the subjects (n=40) were assessed using Barratt Impulsivity Scale and Stocking of Cambridge test, (a sub test of CANTAB). There was a statistically significant difference between group 1 and group 2 on measures of BIS. On SOC, significant differences were obtained on subcomponents of Mean Subsequent Thinking Time and Problems Solved in Minimum Moves. The findings of this study suggest that impulsivity more present in patients with BPAD thannormal subjects.

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Impulsivity, Bipolar Affective Disorder, Mania.
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Authors

Mohit Kumar
Department of Psychiatry All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
Basudeb Das
Department of Psychiatry Central Institute of Psychiatry Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Sanjay Kumar
Department of Clinical Psychology Institute of Mental Health Govt. Mental Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Masood Maqbool
Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, JPNATC, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Satyam Sharma
Department of Clinical Psychology PGIMER- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Abstract


It is largely accepted that impulsivity is part of bipolar disorder. However, presence of various sub-facets of impulsivity in bipolar disorder remains largely unknown. The present study aims to see various sub-components of impulsivity in patients diagnosed with BPAD current episode manic type. Purposive sampling was used to select 20 patients with diagnosis of BPAD current episode manic type (based on ICD-10 DCR) (group 1) from a tertiary care hospital. Another 20 normal healthy subjects (group 2) were taken from accompanying person on the score of less than 3 in GHQ-12. Both the groups were matched on age, sex and education level obtained through initial assessment on socio-demographic clinical data sheet. All the subjects (n=40) were assessed using Barratt Impulsivity Scale and Stocking of Cambridge test, (a sub test of CANTAB). There was a statistically significant difference between group 1 and group 2 on measures of BIS. On SOC, significant differences were obtained on subcomponents of Mean Subsequent Thinking Time and Problems Solved in Minimum Moves. The findings of this study suggest that impulsivity more present in patients with BPAD thannormal subjects.

Keywords


Impulsivity, Bipolar Affective Disorder, Mania.

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