title: [Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents].
abstract: Bipolar disorder affects all age categories, included children and adolescents (in this case, prepubertal and early adolescent or PEA-BP). Its diagnosis at this age is difficult for two reasons: first, clinical symptoms are different from these encountered by adults and second, an important psychiatric comorbidity is often observed (especially with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD). This review presents the clinical presentation, the differential diagnosis, the familial antecedents, the comorbidity and the treatment of the PEA-BP.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital psychiatrique St Jean-de-Dieu, Leuze-en-Hainaut.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dame
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents