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Children and Teens

Though it's often hard to diagnose in young people, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry estimates that up to one-third of the 3.4 million children and teens with depression in the US may have bipolar disorder.

Recent Posts on Children and Teens

Bipolar Disorder and Migraine Headaches	The regrettable history of the DSM.	Should You Blame Your Mother for Your Mental Illness?	We need to train bipolars how to be bipolar instead of trying to remove it.
Not only criminal defendants need mental health assessment	Shame, guilt and anxiety diminish with information.	Integrated health care is a goal we need to move towards.	Don’t Count Symptoms That Don’t Count
For most, there is a far more important line that they need to be careful about.	The problem with feeling too much.	Psychosis is more than just a marker of mental illness.	For some, April showers bring May depression.

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