SUBJECTIVELY AND OBJECTIVELY RATED MIXED AFFECTIVE STATES IN A MIXED-AGE SAMPLE OF ADULTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER: ASSOCIATIONS WITH AGE, SUICIDALITY, SYMPTOM SEVERITY, COGNITION AND INFLAMMATION

Introduction Mixed affective states in bipolar disorder have been associated with increased number of mood episodes, increased suicidality, higher rates of co-occurring conditions, and poorer response to treatments. In order to better understand mixed symptomatology in bipolar disorder, here we examine the prevalence and associations of subjectively reported states of simultaneously high sadness and high energy as well as objectively rated...