Will disruptive mood dysregulation disorder reduce false diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children?

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 488-496

  Margulies, David M ^a   Weintraub, Sheldon ^a   Basile, Joann ^b   Grover, Paul J ^b   Carlson, Gabrielle A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child; Explosiveness; Inpatient; Irritability; Mania; Rages

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SYMPTOM INVENTORY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD SYMPTOM INVENTORY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DISRUPTIVE MOOD DYSREGULATION DISORDER; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MOOD DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGGRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84864379233     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2012.01029.x     Document Type: Article

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