Bipolar Disorder :: Research says...
Symptoms in children and adolescentsInstead of clear-cut depression and mania or hypomania, the most prominent signs of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents can include explosive temper, rapid mood shifts, reckless behavior and aggression. In some cases, these shifts occur within hours or less — for example, a child may have intense periods of giddiness and silliness, long bouts of crying and outbursts of explosive anger all in one day (Mayo Clinic, 2014).
According to Pavuluri, M. N., Naylor, M. W., & Sweeney, J. A. (2009),
There are FIVE unique features:
There are FIVE unique features:
- rapid cycling
- predominantly mixed episodes
- prominent irritability
- co-morbid with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- chronicity