A narrative review of cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-schemas and bipolar disorder.

A narrative review of cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-schemas and bipolar disorder. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2021 Jan 01;: Authors: Yang Y, Fletcher K, Murray G Abstract The role of self-concept in bipolar disorder (BD) has not been well understood. The present review utilises the notion of self-schema, and interrogates existing research concerning evidence for cross-sectional and prospective associations between four schema-like constructs (i.e., trait self-esteem, dysfunctional beliefs concerning contingent self-worth, early maladaptive schemas, implicit self-esteem) and various facets of BD. Existing findings demonstrate various types of involvement of self-schemas in BD. Of particular clinical relevance, the present review suggests that low trait self-esteem and dysfunctional beliefs concerning contingent self-worth are risk factors for ongoing BD symptoms and mood episodes. The present review also yields important yet unaddressed questions with respect to the evaluative content of self-schemas associated with the hypo/manic phase of BD. PMID: 33386678 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Clin Psychol Psychother Source Type: research