OBJECTIVE: An important question in pediatric bipolar research is whether marked
nonepisodic irritability is a manifestation of bipolar disorder in youth. This study tests the …

In recent years, increasing numbers of children have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
In some cases, children with unstable mood clearly meet current diagnostic criteria for …

Background: An increasing number of youth are being diagnosed with, and treated for,
bipolar disorder (BD). Controversy exists about whether youth with non‐episodic irritability …

BACKGROUND: Controversy concerning the diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder (BD)
has focused attention on children with chronic irritability and hyperarousal. This syndrome …

Objectives Controversy surrounds the diagnostic categorization of children with episodic
moods that cause impairment, but do not meet DSM‐IV criteria for bipolar I (BD‐I) or bipolar …

Although there is increasing recognition that a substantial proportion of patients with bipolar
disorder (BD) experience an onset of illness in adolescence, significant controversy remains …

Background Diagnosis of child mania has been contentious. Objective To investigate natural
history and prospective validation of the existence and long-episode duration of mania in …

OBJECTIVE:: To compare the prevalence, clinical correlates, and comorbidity among
children and adolescents with bipolar disorder (BPD) assessed in the early 1990s (first …

The diagnosis of bipolar mood disorder (BP) in preadolescents (pediatric mania) has
generated considerable controversy in terms of its estimated prevalence and validity as a …

OBJECTIVE: Bipolar disorder–not otherwise specified (BP-NOS) and severe mood
dysregulation (SMD) are severe mood disorders that were defined to address questions …