This review addresses the phenomenology of mania/bipolar disorder from a developmental
psychopathology perspective and uses cases with longitudinal information to illustrate major …

Objective: To find, review, and critically evaluate evidence pertaining to the phenomenology
of pediatric bipolar disorder and its validity as a diagnosis. Methods: The present qualitative …

Before the last 150 years, the use of the term “mania” to mean any kind of agitated state and
the term “childhood” to include people up to their early 20s make historical identification of …

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

Objectives Over the past two decades, there has been tremendous growth in research
regarding bipolar disorder (BD) among children and adolescents (ie, pediatric BD [PBD]) …

Objective The focus of this paper is to explore how a developmental perspective can
advance understanding of the clinical trajectory into bipolar disorder (BD) and clarify …

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 …

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 …

The goal of this paper is to review assessment research of bipolar disorder in children and
adolescents. The review addresses numerous themes: the benefits and costs of involving …

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic, recurrent disorder carrying high morbidity and mortality,
leading to health costs of at least $45 billion per year (Kleinman et al., 2003). It is the sixth …