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Bipolar Disorder

Beyond the Clinic: Bipolar Disorder Care Where Kids Live, Learn and Grow
 Beyond the Clinic: Bipolar Disorder Care Where Kids Live, Learn and Grow 1024 320 Madison Storm
By: Madison Storm

For many children and adolescents with bipolar disorder, care begins in a crisis: severe mood symptoms, suicidality or hospitalization. They are evaluated in an emergency department or admitted for inpatient care. Stabilization is an immediate priority. But what happens next? A new state-of-the-field review from Eric Youngstrom, PhD, director of the Institute for Mental and…

The Future of Bipolar Disorder Management: Beyond the Clinic and Into the Community
 The Future of Bipolar Disorder Management: Beyond the Clinic and Into the Community 1024 683 Abbie Miller
By: Abbie Miller
Teen sitting curled up on a couch, looking out a bright window, appearing thoughtful or pensive.

A new, state-of-the-field publication lays out tools and evidence for building community-based systems of care for youth with bipolar. Individuals with bipolar disorders, a set of mental health conditions characterized by fluctuations in mood with periods of depression and mania, spend far more time dealing with the chronic burden of managing the disease than they…

Understanding Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
 Understanding Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder 1024 575 Pam Georgiana
By: Pam Georgiana
Teen girl with backpack walking down a sidewalk facing away from the camera

New study compares minimally adequate behavioral health treatments and clinical outcomes. Pediatric bipolar disorder, which affects approximately 3.9% of youth globally, is the fourth leading cause of years of life lost due to disability and premature death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24. Effective treatment is critical to reduce these risks and…

How Accurate is Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Testing?
 How Accurate is Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Testing? 1024 683 JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM
By: JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM

Symptom-based bipolar disorder tests accurately diagnose pediatric bipolar disorder, with parent-reported tests being among the most accurate. According to a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of bipolar disorder index tests, parent-reported tests are more accurate than self- or teacher-reported tests. The analysis, led by Cristian Alcaíno, a doctoral candidate at…

What Psychosocial Interventions Are Well Established for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Youth?
 What Psychosocial Interventions Are Well Established for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Youth? 150 150 Lauren Dembeck
By: Lauren Dembeck

Clinical psychology researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital recently published a comprehensive review of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder in youth.  Bipolar spectrum disorders (BPSDs) are chronic, recurrent conditions characterized by episodic mood disturbance alternating between periods of depression and (hypo)mania. These conditions are associated with considerable impairment, reduced quality of life, high rates of…