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Behavior and emotion modulation deficits in preschoolers at risk for bipolar disorder.
Depression and anxiety - 1 May 2015
Tseng Wan-Ling, Guyer Amanda E, Briggs-Gowan Margaret J, Axelson David, Birmaher Boris, Egger Helen L, Helm Jonathan, Stowe Zachary, Towbin Kenneth A, Wakschlag Lauren S, Leibenluft Ellen, Brotman Melissa A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder (BD) is highly familial, but studies have yet to examine preschoolers at risk for BD using standardized, developmentally appropriate clinical assessment tools. We used such methods to test whether preschoolers at familial risk for BD have more observed difficulty modulating emotions and behaviors than do low-risk preschoolers. Identification of emotional and behavioral difficulties in...
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