by James Chandler, MD, FRCPC
Bipolar
Affective Disorder (Manic Depressive disorder) in Children and Adolescents
Examples
of Mania and Hypomania
Examples
of bipolar Depression
Signs of Bipolar depression (16)
Examples
of bipolar illness in children and adolescents
Age
of onset of Bipolar Illness
Diagnosing
Mania in Children -
Making
sure you don't diagnosis something as mania when it really isn't -
Making
sure you don't diagnose something else when really it is mania -
Features
that make another episode of mania less likely
Features
that make another episode of mania more likely
Examples
of the course of bipolar illness
How
bipolar disorders screw up your life
Older Mood Stabilizers (Epival,
Lithium, Tegretol)
Second
Generation (also called atypical) Antipsychotics
Side
Effects of Second GenerationAntipsychotics