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A pilot study of antidepressant-induced mania in pediatric bipolar disorder: Characteristics, risk factors, and the serotonin transporter gene.
Biological psychiatry - 1 Nov 2006
Baumer Fiona M, Howe Meghan, Gallelli Kim, Simeonova Diana Iorgova, Hallmayer Joachim, Chang Kiki D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Antidepressant-induced mania (AIM) has been described in bipolar disorder (BD) and has been associated with the short-allele of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT). We wished to investigate the frequency of and risk factors for AIM in pediatric patients with or at high risk for BD. METHODS: Fifty-two children and adolescents (30 with BD and 22 with subthreshold manic symptoms, 15.1 +/- 3.4 years...
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