| Title | Treatment options for children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. | | Author(s) | Findling RL | | Institution | Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. | | Source | J Clin Psychiatry 2009 Sep; 70(9):e34. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Age Factors
Anticonvulsants
Antipsychotic Agents
Bipolar Disorder
Child
Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Lithium Compounds
| | Abstract | Bipolar disorder is an increasingly common diagnosis in children and adolescents. Although psychosocial interventions are important for these young patients, treatment guidelines presently focus on pharmacologic therapy in the acute treatment of pediatric bipolar I disorder. Placebo-controlled studies have been conducted with lithium, anticonvulsants, and atypical antipsychotics, but more research is needed, especially in areas other than acute manic and mixed episodes. Additional studies are needed to determine the safest and most effective agents for treating children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19818240 |
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