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Cause Of BiPolar (BP)/Other Mood Disorders In Children
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 166584" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>As Sheila indicated, very few children meet the DSM-IV criteria for Bipolar Disorder.</p><p> </p><p>My son has a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder-not otherwise specified. My middle daughter has a diagnosis of Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified. Neither experienced birth trauma, but in both cases, SSRI antidepressants triggered their first episode of mania. My youngest daughter has a diagnosis of anxiety, and I had a high-risk pregnancy with her (blood factor incompatibility). Our family tree includes lots of anxiety and depression (including a suicide attempt), but no known Bipolar Disorder.</p><p> </p><p>My son has been stable on medications since January when he completed 6 weeks in a day treatment program. However, we are still tweaking medications to improve his wakefulness (Seroquel makes him sleepy). My middle daughter had been stable for 1.5 years, but we recently had to increase her Lamictal dose when puberty started. She is stable again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 166584, member: 2423"] As Sheila indicated, very few children meet the DSM-IV criteria for Bipolar Disorder. My son has a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder-not otherwise specified. My middle daughter has a diagnosis of Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified. Neither experienced birth trauma, but in both cases, SSRI antidepressants triggered their first episode of mania. My youngest daughter has a diagnosis of anxiety, and I had a high-risk pregnancy with her (blood factor incompatibility). Our family tree includes lots of anxiety and depression (including a suicide attempt), but no known Bipolar Disorder. My son has been stable on medications since January when he completed 6 weeks in a day treatment program. However, we are still tweaking medications to improve his wakefulness (Seroquel makes him sleepy). My middle daughter had been stable for 1.5 years, but we recently had to increase her Lamictal dose when puberty started. She is stable again. [/QUOTE]
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