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Information about bipolar disorder in children and teens including causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and how to help a child or teen who has bipolar disorder.
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1 paź 2020 · Understand the basic diagnostic criteria for pediatric bipolar disorder and know what tools are used to assess it. List and describe the top-line pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. For more information on earning CE credit for this article, go CE Corner.
31 sie 2022 · Most people are diagnosed with bipolar disorder in adolescence or adulthood, but the symptoms can appear earlier in childhood. There are a few types of bipolar disorder, most of which involve experiencing manic and depressive episodes.
7 kwi 2023 · Bipolar disorder is most often identified in young adults, but it can occur in teenagers. It's rare but possible in younger children. It can cause extreme mood swings from emotional highs, called mania or hypomania, to serious depression.
1 cze 2020 · Bipolar is a growing issue, with young people more likely to screen positive than older people. The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation looks at some of the potential symptoms and we provide more information and some useful links.
The clinical picture of bipolar disorder in the population of children and adolescents In ICD-10, the diagnostic criteria for BD are identical both for adults, and children and adolescents. Also, DSM-5 presents the same diagnostic criteria, regardless of a patient’s age. The only exception is the depressive episode. Its criteria contain the
29 mar 2020 · Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by pathological changes in mood as well as recurring episodes of mania, hypomania, depression and mixed symptoms. In recent years, the number of BD diagnoses has risen considerably in children and adolescents.
