Sometimes Bipolar Surfaces in Childhood or Adolescense
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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Research findings, clinical experience, and family accounts provide substantial evidence that bipolar disorder, also called manic depression, can occur in children and adolescents. Bipolar disorder is difficult to recognize and diagnose in youth, however, because it does not precisely fit the symptom criteria established for adults, and because its symptoms can resemble or co-occur with those of other common childhood-onset mental disorders.
In addition, symptoms of bipolar disorder may be initially mistaken for developmentally normal emotions and behaviors of children and adolescents. But unlike normal mood changes, bipolar disorder significantly impairs functioning in school, with pee...
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Source: National Institute of Mental Health
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