title: [Bipolar disorders in children and adolescents].
abstract: While difficult, early detection of bipolar disorders in children and adolescents is crucial. Depending on age, diagnosis may be more or less difficult. Family history and the environment must also be taken into account.
authors.affiliation: Service Hospitalo-Universitaire de Psychiatrie de I'enfant et de I'adolescent, Hôpital de Bohars, CHRU Brest. stephane.saint-andre@chu-brest.fr
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saint-André
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gut
authors.forename: Marie-Aude
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gimenez
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lazartigues
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papéta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012307:Risk Factors