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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2024; 14(8): 1174-1181
Published online Aug 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i8.1174
Cognitive impairment in patients with bipolar disorder alone versus those with bipolar disorder comorbid with borderline personality disorder
Chao-Min Wang, Hua Xue, Bo Xin, Kun Zhang, Shuo Wang, Jin-Cheng Wang, Cui-Xia An, Na Li
Chao-Min Wang, Hua Xue, Bo Xin, Kun Zhang, Shuo Wang, Jin-Cheng Wang, Cui-Xia An, Na Li, Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei Province, China
Co-first authors: Chao-Min Wang and Hua Xue.
Author contributions: Wang CM, Xue H, Xin B, and Li N designed the research; Zhang K, Wang S, and Wang JC analyzed the data; Wang CM, An XC, and Li N wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Hebei Province Medical Science Research Project, No. 20221407.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the institutional review board of The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained form each participant.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The data are available from the corresponding author.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Na Li, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 89 Donggang Road, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei Province, China. linaxdrs@163.com
Received: April 24, 2024
Revised: May 28, 2024
Accepted: July 10, 2024
Published online: August 19, 2024
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Core Tip: This study explored the differences in cognitive impairment between patients with bipolar disorder and those with bipolar disorder comorbid with borderline personality disorder. The cognitive function of both patients with bipolar affective disorder alone and those with bipolar affective disorder complicated with borderline personality disorder showed extensive damage, and the cognitive impairment was considerably aggravated in patients with bipolar affective disorder comorbid with borderline personality disorder compared with those with bipolar affective disorder alone.