학술논문
'Mixed hypomania' in children and adolescents: Is it a pediatric bipolar phenotype with extreme diurnal variation between depression and hypomania?
Document Type
Report
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Source
Journal of Affective Disorders. July, 2009, Vol. 116 Issue 1-2, p12, 6 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
0165-0327
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2008.10.016 Byline: Steven C. Dilsaver (a), Hagop S. Akiskal (b)(c) Keywords: Adolescence; Bipolar disorder; Hypomania; Mixed hypomania; Mixed state; Child psychiatry Abstract: Although DSM-IV and the literature on pediatric bipolarity recognize mania and mixed phases neither recognizes states of "mixed hypomania." There has been preliminary presentation of the latter phenomenon in the adult bipolar literature. The authors herein describe this phenomenon in a consecutive clinical series of bipolar children and adolescents. Author Affiliation: (a) Comprehensive Doctors Medical Group, Inc., USA (b) International Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla California, USA (c) Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, CA. USA Article History: Received 19 June 2008; Revised 10 September 2008; Accepted 21 October 2008