The influence of current mood state, number of previous affective episodes and predominant polarity on insight in bipolar disorder.
Rafael de Assis da SilvaDaniel C MograbiEvelyn Vieira Miranda CameloUrsula PeixotoCristina Maria Teixeira SantanaJesús Landeira-FernándezRobin G MorrisElie CheniauxPublished in: International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice (2017)
Mania is a predictor of loss of insight into bipolar disorder. However, it is possible that its contribution is linked to the more frequent presence of psychotic symptoms in this state. Dominant polarity and number/type of previous affective episodes have a limited impact on insight.