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]) …

Data emerging from both academic centers and from public and private outpatient facilities
indicate that from 20% to 50% of all subjects that seek help for mood, anxiety, impulsive and …

The past 2 decades have seen a rapid increase in the amount of research on bipolar
disorder in children and adolescents, including studies that look at the accuracy of symptom …

Objective: This pilot study evaluates efficacy of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation (Ω3),
individual family psychoeducational psychotherapy (IF-PEP), and their combination in youth …

Although bipolar disorder historically was thought to only occur rarely in children and
adolescents, there has been a significant increase in children and adolescents who are …

Our understanding of pediatric bipolar disorder has changed rapidly in the last two decades.
A bipolar dis-order over the course of a lifetime is uncommon but not rare, and serious but …

Background This naturalistic follow-up study examines outcomes for youth with depression
(n= 25) or subsyndromal bipolar disorder (n= 13) 2–5 years after participation in randomized …

Objective: Research on adults with cyclothymic disorder (CycD) suggests that irritability and
impulsive aggression (IA) are highly prevalent among this population. Less is known about …

The objective of this study was to determine if physical and sexual abuse showed
relationships to early-onset bipolar spectrum disorders (BPSD) consistent with findings from …

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a highly debilitating psychiatric illness that may affect as many as 1
in every 25 persons. This chapter discusses current research findings in BD. BD has been …