Bipolar

Bipolar bipolar disorder Determining Bipolar Disorder in children is harder then adults because of the mistakes doctor’s make in their diagnosis. All kids have mood swings—is it Bipolar Disorder' Psychologists of today are having problems diagnosing children with Bipolar Disorder because the symptoms are so different from the adult form of the disorder. In children Bipolar Disorder is called “Child Onset Bipolar Disorder”, known as COBPD (My Child 1). In children the cycling from highs to lows are very fast. Children will cycle between mania and depression many times a day. The episodes of mania or depression are short and rarely go on for more then a day at a time (Childhood 1). Children have longer periods of normal behavior between episodes then adults (Bipolar I Disorder 1). This rapid cycling is called “ultra-ultra rapid cycling” (My Child 1). “Ultra-ultra rapid cycling” is mostly associated with the low states in the morning, and then followed by the afternoon and evening with a high increase in energy (Frequently Asked Questions 1). Children usually have continuous mood changes that are mixes of mania and depression (Sutphen 1). In adult Bipolar Disorder, it is called “Bipolar Affective Disorder”, known as manic depressive illness (My bipolar, disorder, children, online, available, adults, very, child, about, manic, often, because, symptoms, diagnosis, make, go, depression, treatment, medications, behavior, out, mistakes, harder, doctor’s, determining, time, mood, mania, help, having, early-onset, people, through, therapy, patients, patient