Pharmacologic Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents Journal Articles

abstract

• This review focuses mainly on published articles regarding the treatment of school-aged children and adolescents with pediatric bipolar disorder. In light of systematic reviews, large randomized controlled trial data are emphasized wherever possible. This review addresses the treatment of acute manic/mixed episodes, including combination treatment, the preliminary literature regarding bipolar depression among youth, treatment in the face of comorbid conditions, and maintenance treatment. Suggestions regarding future directions are offered. A clinical vignette describing a teen with bipolar disorder is presented and bipolar medications, dosing, efficacy, side effects, contraindications, and succinct comments on each medication are summarized.

authors

• Goldstein, Benjamin I
• Sassi, Roberto
• Diler, Rasim S

status

• published 

publication date

• October 2012

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Adolescent (MeSH)
• Age Factors (MeSH)
• Anticonvulsants (MeSH)
• Antidepressive Agents (MeSH)
• Antimanic Agents (MeSH)
• Antipsychotic Agents (MeSH)
• Benzodiazepines (MeSH)
• Bipolar Disorder (MeSH)
• Child (MeSH)
• Developmental & Child Psychology (Science Metrix)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Tranquilizing Agents (MeSH)

published in

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Age Factors
• Anticonvulsants
• Antidepressive Agents
• Antimanic Agents
• Antipsychotic Agents
• Benzodiazepines
• Bipolar Disorder
• Child
• Humans
• Tranquilizing Agents

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.chc.2012.07.004

PubMed ID

• 23040907

start page

• 911

end page

• 939

volume

• 21

issue

• 4