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Bipolar Disorder
Course of bipolar disorder in children described for the first time
February 27th, 2006
Children with bipolar disorder experience more enduring and rapidly changing symptoms of the disease than adults, according to a study that, for the first time, maps the clinical progression of each of the three subtypes of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. The findings were published by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the February 2006 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. An estimated 1 in 100 children and teenagers worldwide has bipolar disorder. "Bipolar disorder is a serious illness that often emerges in adolescence, yet the majority of research into the disease has been done in adults....
Source: Pharma Business Week (2006-02-27)
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