Sections
Bipolar Disorder: Introduction | Definition | Clinical Description | Diagnosis | Epidemiology | Comorbidity | Etiology, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors | Age at Onset, Course, and Prognosis | Evaluation | Differential Diagnosis | Treatment | Research Directions | Summary Points | References
Excerpt
Bipolar disorder (BP) clearly exists in children
and adolescents (Pavuluri et al. 2005). The relevant
issues concern its prevalence, continuity between the various conceptualizations
of BP in youth and adult BP (this is important insofar as treatment
in youth has been extrapolated from treatment in adults), and the
treatment and research implications of missing the diagnosis of
BP, versus implications when another condition is mistakenly identified
as BP.