Until recently, bipolar disorders were almost never diagnosed in
children and rarely recognized in adolescents, even though between
20 and 40 percent of the two million or more adults diagnosed with
bipolar disorders in the United States experienced the onset of
illness in their teen years or before. Psychiatrists now recognize
that manic depression has frequently been misdiagnosed as ADHD (or
oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, or depression).
According to recent data, 23 percent of children currently
diagnosed with ADHD will evenutally be diagnosed as having a
bipolar disorder. As many as a million children in the US alone may
have childhood-onset bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorders are different in children than in adults.
There are some diagnostic criteria unique to children. Some
reckless behavior is limited by being a child and being under adult
control. Families and communities pay a heavy toll when this
disorder is not recognized and treated. Suicide is a possible
outcome, as are school failure, limited job prospects, legal
difficulties, and hospitalizations. Understanding and recognizing
the differences in the illness for children and adolescents is key
for concerned parents and professionals.
"Bipolar Disorders covers the range of topics that parents need
to know about in order to help their children:
Description of the range of bipolar disorders
Diagnostic criteria, current and proposed, including comparisons
to common misdiagnoses
Family life with bipolar disorders, including recognizing and
preventing mood swings, safety, and support
Medications, with special attention to the physiology and
responses of children and adolescents
Therapeutic interventions in various "talk therapies"
Other interventions, such as improving sleep patterns,
preventing seasonal mood swings, diet, and supplements
Insurance issues
school, including special education system and 504 Plans or
EIPs
As author Mitzi Waltz notes, "With early intervention, the
possibilities for these kids are limitless."
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