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Childhood-onset bipolar disorder: Evidence for increased familial loading of psychiatric illness.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Feb 2007
Rende Richard, Birmaher Boris, Axelson David, Strober Michael, Gill Mary Kay, Valeri Sylvia, Chiappetta Laurel, Ryan Neal, Leonard Henrietta, Hunt Jeffrey, Iyengar Satish, Keller Martin
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether childhood-onset bipolar disorder (BP) is associated with an increased psychiatric family history compared with adolescent-onset BP. METHOD: Semistructured psychiatric interviews were conducted for 438 youth with BP spectrum disorders. To evaluate the effects of age at onset and psychiatric family history, the sample was divided into childhood-onset BP (age and BP onset <12 years; n...
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