STANFORD, Calif. - Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time that a sample of children who either have or are at high risk for bipolar disorder score ...

The diagnosis of bipolar disorder in childhood is often incorrectly based on the symptom of severe irritability alone. It has been estimated that about 20 percent of autistic children are very ...

Children and teen-agers with bipolar disorder suffer from the illness differently than adults do. Their symptoms last longer and swing more swiftly from hyperactivity and recklessness to lethargy and ...

Bipolar disorder impairs cognition, damages the brain, and leads to dementia—or does it? New research flips the story.