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Bipolar disorder in children

Bipolar disorder in children

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Is a type of:

Bipolar disorder (manic depression)

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Head

Symptoms

Mood changes
Rapid speech
Mood swings
Delusions of grandeur

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Bipolar disorder in children
Olanzapine
3.5
8 reviews
Antipsychotics
Mood stabilizer

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Bipolar disorder in children

Surgery

Electroconvulsive therapy
2.9
11 reviews

Other treatments

Counseling

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