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OverviewBipolar disorder (previously known as manic-depression) has been referred to by a variety of terms in child/adolescent psychiatry including pediatric, juvenile, early-onset, childhood and prepubescent bipolar disorder. As the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders " 4th edition (DSM-IV) describes four types of bipolar diagnosis, we prefer the term early-onset bipolar spectrum disorders (EOBPSD) to refer to this group of disorders.The number of children with EOBPSD is not presently known, however, studies estimate 1-6% (3-18 million) adolescents in the U.S. suffer from symptoms of manic-depressive illness. While the exact cause(s) of EOBPSD is not currently known, substantial evidence suggests a biological basis involving genetics, an imbalance of neurotransmitters and abnormal development in various areas of the bra
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