Clinical diagnosticians have sometimes struggled in their attempts to distinguish between childhood bipolar disorder and ADHD. There are a number of similarities in the two conditions but if diagnosis is incorrect the treatment subsequently prescribed may be ineffective or possibly even damaging.
Bipolar disorder in children is less marked than in adults. Unlike the swings in mood that typify adult bipolar disorder, children may exhibit general irritability, grumpiness and be occasionally...
In acknowledgement of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, part of Mental Health Awareness Month...You may have noticed that kids... Read more »
Every year I feel the residue of Christmases of long ago. The feelings of sadness live on from year to year. Yet in the re-telling of a... Read more »
There's no doubt that there is a genetic component to the risk of developing mental illnesses. Several studies have confirmed this. It's... Read more »
Question: I am personally concerned with the number of pre-teen to early teen children being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, with... Read more »
In my previous post, I recounted Angela's travails concerning her seven-year-old son. The boy attempted suicide twice and engages in... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PrognosisBipolar disorder can be severe and long-term, or it can be mild with infrequent episodes. Patients with the disease may experience symptoms... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Christos Ballas, MD, Attenting Psychiatrist, Inpatient and Consult/Liaison Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of... Read more »
Our 19-year-old daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 17, after six years of variable psychiatric symptoms. Many cases of bipolar... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Doctors diagnose bipolar disorder based on criteria of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Bipolar Disorder
Goals of Treatment for Bipolar DisorderIt is critical for the person with bipolar to seek appropriate treatment as quickly as possible in order to... Read more »
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