Emotion Recognition Modification for Bipolar Disorder

Summary

Previous research suggests that people with bipolar disorder have trouble accurately identifying emotions. The goal of this study is to test a novel intervention, emotion recognition modification (ERM), to help improve the ability of young people with bipolar disorder to identify emotions.

Conditions

• Bipolar Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

emotion recognition modification - sad>happy

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or sad. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or sad. During the intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to train them to identify two additional morphs as happy, rather than sad. The intervention is completed three times.

OTHER

emotion recognition modification - sad>happy control

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or sad. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or sad. During the placebo intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to reinforce their initial emotion choices. The placebo intervention is completed three times.

OTHER

emotion recognition modification - angry>happy

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or angry. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or angry. During the intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to train them to identify two additional morphs as happy, rather than angry. The intervention is completed three times.

OTHER

emotion recognition modification - angry>happy control

Participants must choose whether each face is happy or angry. Based on these responses, an algorithm then estimates each participant's balance point, the threshold point on the morph sequence at which they are equally likely to label the face as happy or angry. During the placebo intervention, the participant receives feedback on their emotion choices designed to reinforce their initial emotion choices. The placebo intervention is completed three times.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northwell Health

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

16 Years

Max Age

25 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-10-31

Primary Completion

2018-10-31

Completion

2018-10-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations