Hypnotic susceptibility and affective states in bipolar I and II disorders

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Bingren Zhang¹  Jiawei Wang¹  Guorong Ma¹  Hongying Fan¹  Chanchan Shen¹  Wei Wang¹  Qisha Zhu¹ 

[1] Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry/ School of Public Health, Zhejiang University College of Medicine, 310058, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China;

关键词: Bipolar I and II disorders;    Depression;    Hypomania;    Hypnotic susceptibility;    Mania;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-017-1529-2

 received in 2017-05-11, accepted in 2017-10-31,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundHighly hypnotizable individuals have impaired executive function, elevated motor impulsivity and increased emotional sensitivity, which are sometimes found in bipolar disorder patients. It is then reasonable to assume that certain aspects of hypnotic susceptibility differ with the types of bipolar disorder.MethodsThe Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale: Form C (SHSS:C) test, the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), the Hypomanic Checklist-32 (HCL-32) and the Plutchick-van Praag Depression Inventory (PVP) were applied to 62 patients with bipolar I disorder, 33 bipolar II disorder, and 120 healthy volunteers.ResultsThe passing rate of the SHSS:C ‘Moving hands apart’ item was higher in bipolar I patients than in controls, whereas for ‘Mosquito hallucination’ the rate was lower. Bipolar I and II patients scored significantly higher on MDQ, HCL-32 and PVP scales than controls. The passing rates of ‘Mosquito hallucination’ in controls, ‘Arm rigidity’ in bipolar I, and ‘Age regression’ in bipolar II predicted the respective MDQ scores.ConclusionIn contrast to cognitive suggestions, bipolar I patients followed motor suggestions more often under hypnosis. Furthermore, both bipolar disorder patients and healthy volunteers demonstrated associations between mania levels and certain hypnotic susceptibility features. Our study aids in better understanding the altered conscious states in bipolar disorders, and encourages the use of related psychotherapy for these patients.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s). 2017