Related mental health conditions Bipolar disorder can be tricky to diagnose because it shares symptoms with other common mental health conditions. Additionally, children with bipolar disorder may have ...

Does your child display excessive emotional changes? Outbursts of anger, excitability, anxiety or rage, followed by periods of depression and despondency? These mood swings can be the first ...

ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, or Both? Linda Jo Volness, MS, RN, is a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist who is board certified in child, adolescent, and adult mental illness. At Quality of Life in Fargo ...

New research on lingering symptoms between episodes, early trauma’s mark on the brain, and what your child’s sleep really means. Key Takeaways Not everything important about bipolar disorder shows up ...

CHICAGO – Experts are questioning whether the recent surge in bipolar disorder diagnoses in children is an accurate reflection. Estimates suggest that approximately 1 million U.S. children are bipolar ...

A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions.

A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions.

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

Subthreshold manic or hypomanic symptoms frequently precede clinical mood episodes in the children of patients with the condition, a study shows. “Clinicians should carefully assess for subthreshold ...