Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents: Obstacles to early diagnosis and future directions

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-149

  Cahill, Catherine M ^a,b,c   Green, Melissa J ^a,b   Jairam, Rajeev ^a,d   Malhi, Gin S ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Australia   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bipolar disorder; Child; Early diagnosis; Juvenile

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049090445     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2007.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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