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[Child and adolescent bipolar disorder].
Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater - 1 Jan 2007
Aichhorn Wolfgang, Stuppäck Christoph, Kralovec Karl, Yazdi Kurosch, Aichhorn Monika, Hausmann Armand
Abstract excerpt
The onset of bipolar disorders before the age of 10 is rare. First manifestation occurs most frequently between the age of 15 to 30. Children of a parent with bipolar disorder are at a fivefold risk for developing a bipolar disorder. Therefore, an elaborate family-history is essential for the assessment of potentially manic or depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. Basically, for all age groups the same...
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