Bipolar disorder in children and teens
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Bipolar disorder in children and teens
Bipolar disorder in children older than age 6 or in teens is a mood problem that causes extreme ups and downs. When children are up, they have brief, intense outbursts or feel irritable (mania) several times almost every day; when they are down, they feel depressed and sad.
Treatment usually involves medicine and counseling.
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| Author | Jeannette Curtis |
| Author | Ralph Poore |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
| Last Updated | May 14, 2007 |
| Last updated: | May 14, 2007 |
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| Author: | Ralph Poore |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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