Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 140-148

  Birmaher, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bipolar disorder; Children; Diagnostic controversies; Family history

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CYCLING; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84882840905     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/camh.12021     Document Type: Article

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