Small study probes emotion reading in bipolar disorder

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient group : * Male or female patients, between 18 and 60 years old * Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder I or Bipolar Disorder II according to DSM-IV criteria, using the French version of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) * Strictly euthymic defined by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (17 items) ≤ 5 and Young Mania Rating Scale ≤ 5 for at least two months. * Native French speakers * Affiliated to the French social security system * Giving their written informed consent Control group : * Male or female control subjects, aged between 18 and 60 years old, assessed using TREF * Native French speakers * Giving their written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient group : * History of mental retardation assessed by the French version of the National Adult Reading Test * Neurological illness or any clinical condition that could affect cognitive performance (history of head injury with loss of consciousness lasting more than 5 minutes multiple sclerosis, stroke etc.) * Electroconvulsive therapy within the last 6 months * Alcohol and Drug dependence (except tobacco and caffeine) according to DSM-IV criteria using the French version of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). * Learning disability or difficulty with fluent use of the French language * Patient with mandatory care * Long-Term use of non-psychotropic medication with psychotropic effects (opiates, Baclofen) Control group : * History of mental retardation estimated by the French version of the National Adult Reading Test * Neurological illness or any clinical condition that could affect cognitive performance (history of head injury with loss of consciousness lasting more than 5 minutes multiple sclerosis, stroke etc.) * Current Mood disorder/ Lifetime Psychotic Disorder according to DSM-IV criteria using the French version of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) * Neither history of psychotic or affective disorders in a first-degree family member * Alcohol and Drug dependence (except tobacco and caffeine) according to DSM-IV criteria using the French version of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) * Learning disability or difficulty with fluent use of the French language * Long-Term use of non-psychotropic drugs with psychotropic effects (opiates, Baclofen) and psychotropic drugs