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Bipolar disorder in children and teens

Bipolar disorder in children older than age 6 or in teens is a mood problem that causes extreme ups and downs. When children are up, they have brief, intense outbursts or feel irritable (mania) several times almost every day; when they are down, they feel depressed and sad.

Treatment usually involves medicine and counseling.

Author Jeannette Curtis
Author Ralph Poore
Editor Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor Denele Ivins
Associate Editor Pat Truman
Primary Medical Reviewer Michael J. Sexton, MD
- Pediatrics
Specialist Medical Reviewer Lisa S. Weinstock, MD
- Psychiatry
Last Updated May 14, 2007

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Last Updated: May 14, 2007
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