| Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, has in past | | | | Diagnosis of bipolar in childhood increases the chances |
| years only been found in adults, while children with | | | | for bipolar patients to have successful treatment and |
| similar symptoms have been mistakenly diagnosed as | | | | ordinary, uninhibited lives as adults. However, |
| have attention deficit disorder (ADD), or attention | | | | treatment options of bipolar in childhood is a |
| deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, in | | | | controversial subject. Many doctors wish to medicate |
| recent years, psychiatrists and pediatricians have | | | | first, and regulate with therapy in addition to |
| found that bipolar disorder definitely rears its ugly | | | | medications. However, many parents and some |
| head in childhood as often as it does in adolescent or | | | | psychologists disagree with these methods. |
| adult years. | | | | |