Bipolar Disorder: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2472-1077
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2472-1077
+44 1478 350008
M Drukker
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience MHeNS, Maastricht University Medical Centre,
England
Research Article
Clinical Network Analysis in a Bipolar Patient Using an Experience Sampling Mobile Health Tool: An n=1 Study
Author(s): ALA Voigt, DJ Kreiter, CJ Jacobs, EGM Revenich, N Serafras, M Wiersma, J van Os, MLFJ Bak and M DrukkerALA Voigt, DJ Kreiter, CJ Jacobs, EGM Revenich, N Serafras, M Wiersma, J van Os, MLFJ Bak and M Drukker
Objective: Analyses of longitudinal data pertaining to a single person can provide insight into the emotional dynamics of bipolar disorder at the symptom level. Aims were to examine (1) co-variation of a priori selected mental states in daily life in a patient with bipolar disorder; and (2) connections between these mental states during a hypomanic and a depressive period in bipolar disorder.
Methods: A single person diagnosed with bipolar disorder used the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) to collect data on experiences and mood ten times a day, for three months. Linear regression analyses were performed, stratified by hypomanic or depressive period. The a priori selected set of dependent variables included ‘anxiety’, ‘down’, ‘cheerful’, ‘satisfied’, ‘tired’ and ‘lonely’. .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2472-1077.1000121