Is there progression from irritability/dyscontrol to major depressive and manic symptoms? A retrospective community survey of parents of bipolar children

• Published in: Journal of affective disorders Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 71 - 78
• Main Authors: Fergus, Emily L., Miller, Rachel B., Luckenbaugh, David A., Leverich, Gabriele S., Findling, Robert L., Speer, Andrew M., Post, Robert M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.10.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Biological and medical sciences; Bipolar disorder; Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis; Bipolar Disorder - psychology; Bipolar disorders; Child; Child clinical studies; Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology; Development; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Disease Progression; Early onset; Female; Humans; Irritable Mood; Male; Medical sciences; Mood disorders; Parents; Psychology, Child; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Residence Characteristics; Retrospective Studies; Self Efficacy; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Development; Bipolar disorder; Early onset; Child; Adolescent; Human; Mood disorder; Preschool age; Evaluation; Parent; Clinical form; Retrospective; Symptomatology; School age; Age of onset; Cross sectional study; Family environment; Evolution; Early; Diagnosis; Comparative study

Background: Although previous studies have discussed age-related changes in the presentation of early onset bipolar illness, the developmental progression of early symptoms remains unclear. The current study sought to trace parents’ retrospective report of yearly occurrence of symptoms in a sample o...