New study digs into brain fog and social struggles in mood disorders

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

Inclusion criteria: * Patients between 18 and 65 years old, men or women * Having a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or depressive disorder * No substantial change in treatment for 2 weeks preceding study enrollment * Being a native French speaker * Patients enrolled in the national healthcare insurance program * Consenting to participate to the study Exclusion criteria: * The presence of any alcohol use disorder or any other substance use disorder in the last six months, except for tobacco dependence * A significant general medical illness, including neurological disorders or head trauma * A sensorial impairment uncorrected (visual and/or hearing) Group 3: First-degree relatives of bipolar patients Inclusion criteria: * Participants between 18 and 65 years old, men or women * Participants having at least one first-degree relative presenting an bipolar disorder (parents, children, siblings) * Being a native French speaker * Patients enrolled in the national healthcare insurance program * Consenting to participate to the study Exclusion criteria: * A diagnosis of schizophrenia or of bipolar disorder or of depressive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria * The presence of any alcohol use disorder or any other substance use disorder in the last six months, except for tobacco dependence * A significant general medical illness, including neurological disorders or head trauma * A sensorial impairment uncorrected (visual and/or hearing) Group 4, 5, 6: Healthy control participants Inclusion criteria: * Participants between 18 and 65 years old, men or women * Being a native French speaker * Patients enrolled in the national healthcare insurance program * Consenting to participate to the study Exclusion criteria: * A diagnosis of schizophrenia or of bipolar disorder or of major depressive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria * The presence of any alcohol use disorder or any other substance use disorder in the last six months, except for tobacco dependence * Participants having one first-degree relative presenting an bipolar disorder or depressive disorder or schizophrenia according to DSM-5 criteria * A significant general medical illness, including neurological disorders or head trauma * A sensorial impairment uncorrected (visual and/or hearing)