Daniel Fulford1, Andrew D Peckham, Kaja Johnson, Sheri L Johnson. 1. University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0984, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: daniel.fulford@ucsf.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Across two studies we examined the role of emotion perception as a correlate of quality of life and occupational functioning in bipolar I disorder. METHOD: In Study 1, we tested a multifactorial model of quality of life and occupational functioning, including the role of emotion perception and other established correlates of functional outcomes, among 42 participants diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. In Study 2, participants diagnosed with bipolar I disorder and age- and gender-matched controls completed an affect recognition task and a quality of life measure. RESULTS: Across both studies, emotion perception related to functional outcomes. In Study 1, self-rated emotion perception explained unique variance in subjective well-being after controlling for illness characteristics, education, and executive function. In Study 2, a behavioral measure of facial affect recognition accuracy was related to quality of life, even after controlling for illness severity. LIMITATIONS: Limitations include the use of a cross-sectional design, relatively small sample sizes, and the focus on only one aspect of social cognition. CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that emotion perception may protect quality of life in bipolar disorder. This dimension may help predict important outcomes and, with further research, could serve as a potential treatment target.
BACKGROUND: Across two studies we examined the role of emotion perception as a correlate of quality of life and occupational functioning in bipolar I disorder. METHOD: In Study 1, we tested a multifactorial model of quality of life and occupational functioning, including the role of emotion perception and other established correlates of functional outcomes, among 42 participants diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. In Study 2, participants diagnosed with bipolar I disorder and age- and gender-matched controls completed an affect recognition task and a quality of life measure. RESULTS: Across both studies, emotion perception related to functional outcomes. In Study 1, self-rated emotion perception explained unique variance in subjective well-being after controlling for illness characteristics, education, and executive function. In Study 2, a behavioral measure of facial affect recognition accuracy was related to quality of life, even after controlling for illness severity. LIMITATIONS: Limitations include the use of a cross-sectional design, relatively small sample sizes, and the focus on only one aspect of social cognition. CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that emotion perception may protect quality of life in bipolar disorder. This dimension may help predict important outcomes and, with further research, could serve as a potential treatment target.
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