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]) …

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 …

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 …

This article outlines a provisional evidence-based approach to the assessment of pediatric
bipolar disorder (PBD). Public attention to PBD and the rate of diagnosis have both …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature of the past decade covering the epidemiology, clinical
characteristics, assessment, longitudinal course, biological and psychosocial correlates, and …

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

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

This commentary grows out of an interdisciplinary workshop focused on controversies
surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder (BP) in children. Although …

Bipolar disorder (BPD), probably the most prevalent psychotic disorder in adults, has been
relatively neglected or controversial in children and adolescents over the past century. We …