Stephanie Kasen, PhD; Patricia Cohen, PhD; Andrew E. Skodol, MD; Jeffrey G. Johnson, PhD; Elizabeth Smailes, MPhil; Judith S. Brook, EdD; Archives of General Psychology

Background: This study extends previous findings of the risks posed by childhood major depressive disorder and other psychopathological features for later personality disorder (PD) in a random sample of 551 youths.

Malone, Richard P. MD; Luebbert, James F. MD; Delaney,
Mary Anne MD; Biesecker, Krista A. BA; Blaney, Bridget L. BA; Rowan, Amy B. MD; Campbell, Magda MD,

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, Volume 36(2).February 1997 (242-247)

Grof, P. et al. Journal of Affective Disorders (2000) (full text).

This study suggests that women with bipolar disorder may have fewer episodesof illness while pregnant.

Copyright 1995 © American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volume 34(6) June 1995 pp 732-741

Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

[Special Section: Bipolar Affective Disorder in Children and Adolescents]

Kafantaris, Vivian MD

Mani N. Pavuluri,MD,  Michael W. Naylor, MD, Philip G. Janicak, MD Contemporary Psychiatry (April 2002) (full text)

An excellent summary of pediatric onset and adolescent onset bipolar disorder, and treatment guidelines used by the Pediatric Mood Disorders Clinic at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Quackenbush, D. et al. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 1996 Vol. 41(1): 16-22.

The pre and post illness school functioning of 44 adolescents with adolescent onset bipolar disorder was studied in order to evaluate and describe the changes in school functioning after onset of illness. Assessment measures included a personal interview, review of school history and formal academic testing. The results seem to indicate that good to excellent scholastic functioning before the onset of illness significantly deteriorates after the onset of illness in most adolescents. Marked deterioration appears in work effort, involvement in extracurriculars, academic achievement and peer relationships. Specific program modifications in the school are needed in order to help these adolescents including an open communication between the clinician, parents and the school.Reprinted with the permission of The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

by Ryan, Neal. D., M.D.; Bhatara, Vinod S. M.D., Perel, James M. PhD.

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 1999 (529-536). Reprinted with permission of the AmericanAcademy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry andLipincott Williams & Wilkins, publishers.

ABSTRACT

Objective: The efficacy of mood stabilizers in children and adolescents has not been studied adequately. This article will review existing studies and highlight some important issues in designing future studies on these agents.

Weitzel, Cathy A. RN Magazine (2000) (full text).

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) is a potentially lethal side effect of antipsychotic medications. Parents need to know the warning signs.

Wilens T., Biederman J., et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (1999) (full text).

Bipolar disorder is associated with high risk of developing substance abuse, with substantially higher risk in the children whose illness began in adolescence as compared to those with prepubertal onset.

Wozniak, J. et al. Journal of Affective Disorders (2001).

Comorbid bipolar disorder and conduct disorder may be a distinct familial subtype and not due to the chance co-occurance of the two disorders.