Related mental health conditions Bipolar disorder can be tricky to diagnose because it shares symptoms with other common mental health conditions. Additionally, children with bipolar disorder may have ...

Does your child display excessive emotional changes? Outbursts of anger, excitability, anxiety or rage, followed by periods of depression and despondency? These mood swings can be the first ...

Recently, a parent walked into my office with a mountainous stack of test results that purported to show that her eight year old son Adam has brain chemistry similar to adults who had been diagnosed ...

Is your child often irritable or prone to temper outbursts? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies the distinctions between bipolar disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), ...

"Public fears about kids killing themselves [are] sometimes, I think, worse than the medication itself," Dr. Sheela Gade told an audience of child development students at a colloquium yesterday at the ...

unhappy beauty girl having bad trouble and getting depression illness sitting on wooden floor daydreaming in white background. Depression and anxiety have increased among children and teens The mood ...

Dr. Robert Findling answers the question: 'Group Therapy For Bipolar Disorder?' — -- Question: How effective is group therapy for the treatment of bipolar disorder in children/adolescents? Answer ...

In the past few months, Dr S Janani, psychiatrist, has been experiencing a phenomenon which is as “disturbing as it was concerning” she says. “Four children in the age group nine to 15 consulted me, ...