Mindful Attention Awareness and Residual Mood and Anxiety Symptoms in Remitted Patients With Bipolar I Disorder

Residual depressive and anxiety symptoms are predictive of lower MAAS in bipolar I disorder. Incorporating strategies to manage residual mood symptoms and improve mindfulness may enhance functionality and facilitate complete remission. However, given the cross-sectional design and the lack of a control group, causal inferences cannot be made. Further longitudinal and interventional studies are needed to explore the efficacy of mindfulness-based approaches in BD-I and determine whether the observed associations are specific to this disorder.