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How is Bipolar Disorder treated?
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How is Bipolar Disorder treated?
by Carol McPherson, Oct 10, 1999 12:00AM
I recently met a child at school who has been hospitalize with this disorder. His mother said he is so medicated that he cannot even write his name. He has bee in the hospital at least 8 times for this disorder. She says he becomes very combative. One minute he is calm the next minute he is violent. Is this one of the symptoms? Thank you for any information on the disorder.
The child is 8years old.
Carol McPherson
The child is 8years old.
Carol McPherson
Doctor's Answer
by HFHS MD - RG, Oct 11, 1999 12:00AM
Dear Carol McPherson,
Bipolar I Disorder in children is not as rare as previously thought; most reported cases are boys, and mixed manic (depressed-explosive) presentations are the most common mode. The patient generally perceives himself as being fine, although he/she does not appear that way to others. For that reason, the diagnosis of bipolar disorder requires the confirmatory information from informants other than the patient.
The co-occurrence of irritable manic symptoms in children with severe disruptive behavior disorders and pervasive developmental disorder is increasingly reported.
It is known that a patient may shift from being calm to being irritable or impulsive when they have not been adequately stabilized with mood stabilizers.
Sincerely,
HFHS MD - RG
*KEYWORD: BIPOLAR
Bipolar I Disorder in children is not as rare as previously thought; most reported cases are boys, and mixed manic (depressed-explosive) presentations are the most common mode. The patient generally perceives himself as being fine, although he/she does not appear that way to others. For that reason, the diagnosis of bipolar disorder requires the confirmatory information from informants other than the patient.
The co-occurrence of irritable manic symptoms in children with severe disruptive behavior disorders and pervasive developmental disorder is increasingly reported.
It is known that a patient may shift from being calm to being irritable or impulsive when they have not been adequately stabilized with mood stabilizers.
Sincerely,
HFHS MD - RG
*KEYWORD: BIPOLAR
