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Current research in child and adolescent bipolar disorder
Although recently more research has considered children with bipolar disorder than in the past, much controversy still surrounds the validity of the diagnosis. Furthermore, questions remain as to whether or not childhood expressions of bipolarity are continuous with adult manifestations of the illness. In order to advance current knowledge of bipolar disorders in children, researchers have begu...
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Debate still exists in the psychiatric field over whether pediatric bipolar disorder is a valid diagnosis. Many clinical features of this disorder distinguish it from the well-established criteria that define adult-onset bipolar disorder. Perhaps the most salient of these is the high prevalence of irritability as the major presenting symptom as opposed to the euphoria more often seen with the a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrics & Child Health
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1205-7088,1918-1485
DOI: 10.1093/pch/6.7.439