Recent studies have reported lifetime prevalence estimates of 1.0% for bipolar I disorder,
1.1% for bipolar II disorder, and 2.4% to 4.7% for subthreshold bipolar disorder, illustrating …

Background Research on pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) is providing a plethora of
empirical findings regarding its comorbidity. We addressed this question through a …

Background: Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a highly comorbid condition, and rates of cooccurring
disorders are even higher in youth. Comorbid disorders strongly affect clinical presentation …

Objective The authors sought to identify and evaluate longitudinal mood trajectories and
associated baseline predictors in youths with bipolar disorder. Method A total of 367 …

Background There is evidence that patients with bipolar disorder (BD) score higher on
affective temperament ratings compared to healthy controls (HCs). Moreover, unaffected …

The present study explored the prevalence and types of psychopathology exhibited by the
adolescent and young-adult offspring (ages 15–21) of patients with bipolar affective …

After relative neglect in the age of melancholy during the 1970s and 1980s, there has been
a renaissance of bipolar disorder during the last decade of the 20thcentury. The new bipolar …

Objective To provide a review of the epidemiology, phenomenology, natural course,
comorbidity, neurobiology, and treatment of child and adolescent bipolar disorder (BP) for …

Objective: The authors sought to assess the longitudinal course of youths with bipolar
spectrum disorders over a 4-year period. Method: At total of 413 youths (ages 7–17 years) …

Bipolar disorders affect up to 3% of the world's population and are the 6th leading cause of
disability worldwide. The estimated annual costs of bipolar disorder approach $50 billion in …