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