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 …

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 …

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

Background: Although previous studies have discussed age-related changes in the
presentation of early onset bipolar illness, the developmental progression of early symptoms …

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 …

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

Objective: Controversy exists regarding whether nonepisodic irritability and hyperarousal
(severe mood dysregulation) is a phenotype of pediatric bipolar disorder. The authors …

Objective: To compare the most severe lifetime (current or past) mood symptoms, duration of
illness, and rates of lifetime comorbid disorders among youth with bipolar spectrum …

Objective: Researchers disagree as to whether irritability is a diagnostic indicator for
pediatric mania in bipolar disorder. The authors compared the behavioral and …

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