title: Bipolar disorders in children and adolescents.
abstract: In the past decade, 7 million children in the United States had a mental health problem, with higher rates of medication use, primary care visits, and specialty care visits than children without such problems. Children with bipolar disorders can present diagnostic and referral dilemmas for the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner, and frequently these children take multiple medications that interact with commonly used antibiotics, over-the-counter medications, and contraceptives. Diagnostic criteria for mania are controversial and coexisting attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and anxiety disorders can complicate the diagnosis and treatment. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner role includes referral, co-management, and advocacy for this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. naomi.schapiro@nursing.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Naomi A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Schapiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004347:Drug Interactions; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents