Staging, Neurocognition and Social Functioning in Bipolar Disorder

Introduction: Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with significant neurocognitive and functional impairment, which may progress across stages. The ´latent stage´ of BD remains understudied. This cross-sectional study assessed staging, neurocognition and social functioning among BD patients and their healthy siblings. Methods: Four groups were included: euthymic type I BD patients in the early (n=25) and late (n=23) stages, their healthy siblings...