Related mental health conditions Bipolar disorder can be tricky to diagnose because it shares symptoms with other common mental health conditions. Additionally, children with bipolar disorder may have ...

We get a lot of calls from parents who are looking for help with their bipolar children. We make great progress within the first few visits, but too often run into an underlying issue that needs to be ...

Does your child display excessive emotional changes? Outbursts of anger, excitability, anxiety or rage, followed by periods of depression and despondency? These mood swings can be the first ...

CHICAGO – Experts are questioning whether the recent surge in bipolar disorder diagnoses in children is an accurate reflection. Estimates suggest that approximately 1 million U.S. children are bipolar ...

ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, or Both? Linda Jo Volness, MS, RN, is a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist who is board certified in child, adolescent, and adult mental illness. At Quality of Life in Fargo ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A new analysis suggests there's been a huge increase in the number of U.S. children diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but experts question whether the surge is real and say some kids ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, March 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mental health encompasses a spectrum of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. It affects the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Emerging research supports bipolar disorder as a valid diagnosis in children, according to a speaker at the American Psychiatric Association. Janet R. Wozniak, MD, director of the ...

Guest writer Shara Sand says that her severe mood changes went unidentified until a psychiatrist diagnosed her with bipolar ...

Sharp, who asked that her son not be identified by name, chalked it up to the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder her son was diagnosed with at age 3. But when Sharp's son had a violent outburst ...