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Pediatric bipolar disorder is a controversial diagnosis. Children with bipolar disorder do not often meet the strict DSM-IV definition. In pediatric cases, the cycling between moods can occur very quickly . Prepuberal and early adolescent bipolar I disorder phenotype is bipolar disorder I in DSM-IV-TR. Children with bipolar disorder may have rapid-cycling or mixed-cycling. Rapid cycling occurs when the cycles between depression and mania occur quickly, sometimes within the same...


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Any sites that speak against diagnosing bipolar disorder in children?
I have to write a paper on how ridiculous it is that children are suddenly...

Here is a bit of info: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/11/08/bipolar-over-diagnosis/

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Bipolar disorder in children?
I'm going to do an essay on bipolar disorder in children. Can anyone tell me...

I'm assuming you classify children as people under 18 so I'm going to answer your question from my own experience. I'm 16 and I've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and currently...

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    psychiatric drug for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents . The action permits use of Risperdal for schizophrenia in youths aged 13 to 17 and for bipolar disorder

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Treatment Success for Lamictal

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Lamictal is a popular treatment for Bipolar disorder in children.


Condition Members Success
Bipolar Disorder 3513 79%
Epilepsy & Seizur... 471 73%
Depression 221 85%
Bipolar Disorder ... 34 94%
Anxiety 23 91%

Overall, 84% (4262 members) find Lamictal helpful.