title: Early onset rapid cycling bipolar affective disorder.
abstract: Four cases of rapid cycling bipolar affective disorder are described; the diagnosis being made by DSM(III) criteria. All are children, aged between 11 and 12 at the onset of the illness and all are of low intelligence. The follow-up has ranged from three to five years. The clinical symptoms and their response to treatment are described and the implications of this unusual presentation are discussed.
authors: Prudhoe Hospital, Northumberland.
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Jones
authors: T P
authors: TP
authors: Berney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis