Diagnostic characteristics of 93 cases of a prepubertal and early adolescent bipolar disorder phenotype by gender, puberty and comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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OBJECTIVE: Etiopathogenetic and treatment studies require homogeneous phenotypes. Therefore, effects of gender, puberty, and comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on DSM-IV mania criteria and other characteristics of a prepubertal and early adolescent bipolar disorder (PEA-BP) phenotype were investigated. METHOD: Consecutively ascertained PEA-BP (with or without comorbid ADHD) outpatients (n =...

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