Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9643736 | Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | 2005 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
Clinicians who treat children and adolescents with bipolar disorder desperately need current treatment guidelines. These guidelines were developed by expert consensus and a review of the extant literature about the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric bipolar disorders. The four sections of these guidelines include diagnosis, comorbidity, acute treatment, and maintenance treatment. These guidelines are not intended to serve as an absolute standard of medical or psychological care but rather to serve as clinically useful guidelines for evaluation and treatment that can be used in the care of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. These guidelines are subject to change as our evidence base increases and practice patterns evolve.
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Authors
ROBERT A M.D., MARY Ph.D., BORIS M.D., KAREN DINEEN M.D., ROBERT L M.D., MARTHA (THE CHILD PSYCHIATRIC WORKGROUP ON BIPOLAR DISORDER),