| Children and teenagers with bipolar disorders can have | | | | abusing alcohol and drugs, reckless driving or sexual |
| manic or depressive symptoms. Some children may | | | | promiscuityWhen a teenage is in a depression he or |
| mostly have depression and others a combination of | | | | she may develop excessive irritability, depressed |
| manic and depressive symptoms. Highs are usually | | | | moods, unrelenting sadness, frequent crying, thoughts |
| combined with alternative lows.Bipolar disorders usually | | | | of death or suicide, loss of enjoyment in favorite |
| begin in childhood and during the teenage years, and | | | | activities, frequent complaints of physical illnesses such |
| may be diagnosed in adult life. This illness can affect | | | | as headaches or stomach aches, low energy level, |
| anyone and without any specific history. If one or both | | | | fatigue, poor concentration, complaints of boredom and |
| parents have a bipolar disorder, the chances are | | | | a major change in eating or sleeping patterns, such as |
| greater that their children may develop it at an early | | | | oversleeping or overeating.Teenagers with bipolar |
| age. Family history of drug or alcohol has also been | | | | disorder can be successfully treated. Treatments |
| associated with greater risk for bipolar | | | | include educating the patient and their families about |
| disorders.Symptoms of bipolar disorders in children and | | | | the illness, mood-stabilizing medications such as lithium |
| teenagers are - severe changes in -- unusually happy, | | | | and valproic acid and psychotherapy. Mood stabilizing |
| silly, sometimes very irritable, angry, agitated or | | | | medications will often reduce the severity of manic |
| aggressive. Some teenagers experience unrealistic | | | | episodes, and also help prevent depression. |
| highs in self-esteem, for example, a teenager may | | | | Psychotherapy helps a child adapt to stresses, rebuild |
| start feeling very powerful or like a superhero with | | | | self-esteem and enhance relationships. The diagnosis |
| special powers. They may develop an increase in | | | | of bipolar disorders in children and teens is complicated |
| energy and the ability to go with little or no sleep for | | | | and involves careful observation over an extended |
| days without feeling tired. An adolescent may start | | | | period of time.Bipolar Disorder provides detailed |
| talking too much, too fast and changes topics too | | | | information on Bipolar Disorder, Symptom of Bipolar |
| frequently, without interruption due to depression. They | | | | Disorder, Teen Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Disorder |
| also get distracted very easily, and attention moves | | | | Treatment and more. Bipolar Disorder is affiliated with |
| constantly from one thing to another. They may also | | | | Bipolar Depression. |
| develop repetitive, high risk-taking behavior; such as | | | | |