In the past decade, interest in and research on pediatric bipolar disorder (BD) has increased
substantially. Prevalence rates of the disorder have doubled in outpatient settings, while …

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]) …

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 …

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 …

Background: Specific features and diagnostic boundaries of childhood bipolar disorder (BD)
remain controversial, and its differentiation from other disorders challenging, owing to high …

There has been great public and academic interest in the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar
disorders (BD) in children and adolescents over the past decade, originally in the US, but …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Many children and adolescents with apparent bipolar disorder cannot be
meaningfully diagnosed using the DSM-IV. The variety of pediatric bipolar phenotypes …

Background In the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in the diagnosis
of Bipolar Disorder (BD) in children. The notion of prepubertal onsets of BD is not without …

Based on available literature, this article reviews the challenges associated with diagnosing
pediatric bipolar disorder. The article also reviews and provides discussion on the …