Review article

https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2022.631

THE BRIEF ASSESSMENT OF COGNITION IN AFFECTIVE DISORDERS - NOVEL TOOL IS THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN MOOD DISORDERS - POLISH TRANSLATION

Wiesław Jerzy Cubała ; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
Adam Włodarczyk ; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
Joanna Szarmach ; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
Aneta Kiwnik-Dahm ; SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Psychology, Sopot, Poland"
Katarzyna A. Milska-Musa ; Department of Quality of Life Research, Faculty of Health Sciences with Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
Katarzyna Jakuszkowiak-Wojten ; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland
Janusz Springer ; Department of Preventive Medicine & Education, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland

Abstract

Mood disorders are chronic disorders accompanied by cognitive impairment. They impair the adaptability and daily functioning
of patients, also during remission and justify implementing pharmacological treatment and psychotherapeutic interactions in these
patients to improve their quality of life.
The recommended method for assessing the charcter of cognitive deficits in affective disorders is the BAC-A (Brief Assessment of
Cognition In Affective Disorders) test battery. This scale is a short, simple instrument of the "paper-and-pencil test" type, based on
the BAC (Brief Assessment of Cognition) inventory and the Short Scale for Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Schizophrenia
(BAC-S). The BAC-A consists of eight subtests measuring: verbal memory and learning, affective control, working memory, motor
functions, verbal fluency, executive functions.
This paper presents the Polish version of the BAC-A along with instructions about its use and interpretation. The BAC-A scale is
a method designed to monitor the cognitive functioning of people with mood disorders, enabling early detection of existing deficits to
improve the effectiveness of the diagnostic and treatment process.

Keywords

Brief Assessment of Cognition In Affective Disorders (BAC-A test battery); mood disorders; psychometrics

Hrčak ID:

290957

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/290957

Publication date:

22.12.2022.

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