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Attention bias to threat faces in children with bipolar disorder and comorbid lifetime anxiety disorders.
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Biological psychiatry [Biol Psychiatry] 2007 Mar 15; Vol. 61 (6), pp. 819-21. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Background: Although comorbid anxiety disorders are common in children with bipolar disorder (BD), it is unclear how this comorbidity impacts the pathophysiology of the illness.<br />Methods: Pediatric BD with lifetime anxiety (BD+ANX, n = 20), BD without lifetime anxiety (BD-ANX, n = 11), and controls (n = 14) were administered the visual-probe paradigm, which assesses attention bias to threat faces.<br />Results: Bipolar disorder +ANX demonstrated a stronger bias toward threat relative to BD-ANX and controls; the latter two did not differ from each other.<br />Conclusions: Bipolar disorder +ANX showed a bias toward threat while, in two previous studies, anxious children showed a bias away from threat faces. Future studies should compare the pathophysiology of BD with and without a comorbid anxiety disorder and anxiety disorders presenting alone.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0006-3223
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biological psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17338904
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.08.021