title: [HOW TO EXPLORE BIPOLARITY IN CHILD PSYCHIATRY: A DIMENSIONAL SEMIOLOGY].
abstract: Despite its high frequency, bipolarity in childhood is little understood and is often diagnosed only after several years of development, and this during a time when the child's psychosocial future is at stake. A proper diagnosis requires recognition of accurate clinical signs. It is therefore essential to furnish clinicians with precise semiological markers. This paper presents a dimensional semiology for use in anamnesis and in clinical observation of the child. These clinical signs enable the identification of a bipolar manic temperament in the child and/or the identification of various different forms of childhood bipolar and depressive disorder. The relevant differential diagnoses and comorbidities are also presented.
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Scholl
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans