| Until recently, Bipolar disorder, a
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| | symptoms of both mania and depression
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| serious, nevertheless treatable mental
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| | occur simultaneously.
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| illness was rarely diagnosis in young
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| | It is also common to find other mental
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| children. The symptoms of this mental
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| | disorders to be diagnosed in bipolar
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| illness included extreme changes in mood,
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| | children. These other diagnoses may be in
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| energy, thinking, and behavior. Today,
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| | addition to the bipolar disorder, or they
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| doctors can recognize this illness and
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| | may be an incorrect diagnosis of symptoms
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| treat them accordingly in young children.
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| | of bipolar disorder. Some of the commonly
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| Also known as manic depression, bipolar
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| | found mental disorders are Depression,
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| disorder symptoms can appear as early as
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| | ADHD (Attention Defecit Hyperactivity
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| infancy stage. The signs and symptoms
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| | Disorder), ODD (Oppositional Defiant
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| include an erratic sleep patterns and
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| | Disorder), schizophrenia, and Tourette
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| much difficulty settling a baby who is
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| | syndrome.
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| diagnosed later in life as having bipolar
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| | Today, it is suspected that numerous
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| disorder. Separation anxiety or extreme
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| | children diagnosed with attention-deficit
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| tantrums and rages may have had happened
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| | disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD)
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| in the toddler's life.
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| | actually have bipolar disorder instead of
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| While children with bipolar disorder do
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| | ADHD. Misdiagnosis on the doctors' part
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| not experience the same syndromes that
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| | can lead to giving the wrong medication.
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| most adults do, children with bipolar
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| | This can be a serious mistake as it could
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| disorder still display signs and traits
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| | easily trigger mania or suicidal thoughts
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| like changes in mood and behavior that is
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| | within the children.
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| known to be symptoms of the disorder.
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| | For some teenagers, it is found that a
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| Children suffering from moods swings are
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| | dearly loss or other traumatic event
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| known as episodes and there are generally
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| | could trigger a first episode of
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| two types of episodes. Episodes of
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| | depression or mania. In later stages,
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| extreme elation or agitation followed by
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| | episodes can happen without any obvious
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| high energy are known as mania.
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| | stresses, or could even worsen if stress
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| Persistent states of extreme sadness or
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| | comes along into their life. Puberty is
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| irritability followed by low energy are
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| | also a time of risk. In girls, the
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| known as depression.
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| | beginning of menstruation may trigger the
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| Unlike most adults, manic depression may
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| | illness, and symptoms often vary in
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| seem to be different in children.
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| | severity with the monthly cycle.
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| Children more often suffer from an
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| | Early intervention and treatment is the
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| ongoing mood disturbance that is a mix of
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| | best bet to help young children recover
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| mania and depression. This rapid and
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| | from bipolar disorder. It is also the
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| severe cycling between moods produces
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| | best chance for them to achieve stability
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| chronic irritability and few clear
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| | and grow up to enjoy their life
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| periods of wellness between episodes.
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| | thereafter. Effective treatment should be
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| Rapid cycling is common among children
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| | soughed out as fast as possible to
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| with bipolar disorder and they may well
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| | control the symptoms and to diminish the
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| experience several episodes of mania and
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| | negative effects of the illness on their
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| depression within a single day. They may
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| | young lives and those who love them so
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| also experience mixed cycling where the
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| | dearly.
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