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Is Your Child Bipolar? Five Disorders that Mimic Early Onset Bipolar Disorder

With bipolar disorder becoming increasingly diagnosed, it is still slightly controversial to diagnose children with manic depression. This is because many natural childhood behaviors mimic early onset bipolar disorder.
Here are five common false positives that may be accidentally diagnosed as childhood bipolar disorder.
OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder where children have [...]

Three Bipolar Parenting Tips for Dealing with Bipolar Children

Having a bipolar child can be a challenge, but you can be thankful that at least you received the diagnosis. Only recently has childhood bipolar disorder been diagnosed in anything but the most severe cases. Standard parenting techniques don’t apply to children with bipolar disorder, as these children can be quite a handful [...]