| Bipolar disorder, also known as
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| | Symptoms such as poor performance in
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| manic-depressive illness, was once
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| | school, poor communication, and extreme
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| believed to affect adults only. But
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| | sensitivity to rejection or failure are
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| researchers have found that children as
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| | also evidences of bipolar disorder
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| young as seven years old can have this
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| | occurring in childhood. Some children
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| disorder. Bipolar disorder is a treatable
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| | with this disorder show both maniac and
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| neurobiological brain illness,
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| | depressive symptoms simultaneously.
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| characterized by severe fluctuations in
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| | Early onset of bipolar disorder is
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| mood and activity levels.
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| | sometimes hard to diagnose. Early
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| Symptoms of bipolar disorders in children
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| | treatment by an experienced medical
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| are hard to recognize because of their
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| | practitioner is needed. No specific test
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| age-appropriate emotions and behaviors.
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| | is currently available for the detection
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| Children suffer from the illness
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| | of this illness. Bipolar disorder in
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| differently from adults. In adults,
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| | children often begins with major
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| bipolar disorder is marked by mood
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| | depression characterized by chronic
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| cycling between periods of intense highs
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| | irritability. It is more likely to affect
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| and lows. But in children, it often
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| | children of parents who have the illness.
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| appears to be a rather chronic mood
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| | Studies show that when one parent suffers
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| deregulation with a combination of
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| | from bipolar disorder, the risk of a
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| elation, depression, and irritability.
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| | child falling a victim to the disorder is
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| Bipolar disorders in children often
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| | 15% to 30%. If both parents have the
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| involve very fast mood swings between
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| | illness, the risk rises to 50% to 75%.
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| depression and mania repeatedly in a day.
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| | Bipolar disorders in children are usually
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| Unlike many adults, children are more
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| | treated with medicines such as mood
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| likely to be irritable, and they are
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| | stabilizers in combination with other
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| prone to destructive outbursts. During a
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| | drugs. Medication helps stabilize the
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| depressed mood, children suffer from
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| | child's mood and prevent worsening of
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| headaches, stomach aches, and fatigue.
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| | symptoms.
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