Attentional biases toward emotional information in bipolar disorder: A review / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

The researches on attention provide a promising framework for studying bipolar disorder pathophysiology and treatment.Previous findings have shown the negative attention bias maybe a risk factor for bipolar disorder.The current review discusses this issue in several aspects,including attention bias toward emotional information in bipolar disorder is state or trait,and whether shows mood-congruent bias;the character of attention bias in the different episodes of bipolar disorder.The article also puts forward an intervention of attention bias modification for treating bipolar disorder.