Misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents: A comparison with ADHD and major depressive disorder

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-29

  Chilakamarri, Jagan K ^a   Filkowski, Megan M ^a   Ghaemi, S Nassir ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Bipolar disorder; Major depression; Misdiagnosis; Overdiagnosis; Underdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DSM-IV; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; ONSET AGE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALIDATION PROCESS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICS;

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 80755154604     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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