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Pediatric bipolar mood disorder. (Review Article).Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Author:: Jill Weckerly Issue: Feb, 2002 Findarticle.com Long(28 pages including references)  overview of research literature. Includes a listing of how various symptoms would look in a adult or a child   Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: A Review of the Past 10 Years Barbara Geller, M.D. and Joan Luby, M.D.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1997. BPSO Complex and Rapid Cycling in Bipolar Children and Adolescents: A Preliminary Study,   Barbara Geller, M.D., KaiSun, Ph.D., Betsy Zimerman, M.A., Joan Luby, M.D., Jeanne Frazier, B.S.N., Marlene Williams, R.N. BPSO One-Year Recovery and Relapse Rates of Children With a Prepubertal and Early Adolescent Bipolar Disorder Phenotype  Geller et al. 158 (2) 303 abstract.Am J Psychiatry 158:303-305, February 2001 study found low recovery and high relapse rates Psychosocial Functioning in a Prepubertal and Early Adolescent Bipolar Disorder Phenotype.Author/s: Barbara Geller Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry FindArticles.com Bipolar Disorder in Children Appears More Severe Than in Most Adults Pittsburgh, June 14, 2001 Childhood-Onset Mania Carries a Relatively Poor Prognosis July 2002 psycport short write up of a longitudinal study. In the two year follow up period 55.2 relapsed into another episode. Statistics. Drug treatment, however, did not appear to predict recovery or relapse Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Elizabeth Weller, MD Three Decades of Research on Pediatric Depression medscape APA Day 5 - May 18, 2000 Short overview of history, diagnosis and research.  I n 1986, a review of the literature[4] on severely disturbed children was conducted. After blindly applying the DSM-III criteria, it was found that 50% of these children fulfilled criteria for mania but had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, conduct disorder, attention deficit disorder, or another disorder (updated link) Bipolar Children and Adolescents- Controversies in Diagnosis and Treatment Elizabeth Weller, MD American Psychiatric Association 153rd Annual Meeting Day 4 - May 17, 2000 medscape  Aggression is a common feature of bipolar disorder, particularly in children and adolescents, and can be characterized as either predatory or affective, reactive, and defensive WebMD - Children With Bipolar Disorder Medical Fact or Dangerous Fad Oct. 27, 2000 Webmd Quotes Elizabeth Weller. Article warns about risks of over diagnosing kids with bipolar disorder. This article has caused some controversy. It is upsetting to parents who have had trouble getting their kids correctly diagnosed with bipolar disorder. However, it would also be a problem if the pendulum swung to far in the other direction. Correct diagnosis is the key. NIMH Depression in Children and Adolescents A Fact Sheet for Physicians Aug 2000 Although primarily about depression, it includes bipolar symptoms and a warning about using Antidepressants and/or Psychostimulants in children who may be bipolar..  Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: an update from the National Insititute of Mental Health  Bipolar disorder is difficult to recognize and diagnose in youth, however, because it does not fit precisely the symptom criteria established for adults, and because its symptoms can resemble or co-occur with those of other common childhood-onset mental disorders NIMH - Treatment of Major Depression in Youth with Bipolar Disorders Study to determine the safety and efficacy of  fluoxetine (Prozac), compared to placebo in the treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder taking a mood stabilizer, and are currently experiencing an episode of major depression