Although bipolar disorder more commonly develops in older teenagers and young adults, it can appear in children as young as 6. In recent years, it's become a controversial diagnosis. Some experts ...

The diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and teenagers has more than tripled, but the two extreme characteristics of the mental condition has left doctors wondering where to draw the line in ...

Does your child have symptoms of bipolar disorder? We are looking for children, teens, and young adults (ages 9 to 21 years) who have moods that alternate between ...

What to Do If You Think Your Child Has Bipolar Disorder Up to 65% of adults with bipolar disorder experienced symptoms prior to the age of 18. So, while the condition is often associated with ...

These are some of the things which lead two mothers to eventually discover their daughters had early onset childhood bipolar disorder. Two mothers, who did not know each other before but had ...

I'm a mom of five kids and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2006. Before the diagnosis, I was screaming at my children constantly and impulsively spending our money. My kids never expected ...

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2006 after many months of struggling with symptoms and personality changes that mystified and terrified me. My five children were ages 11 to 21 at the time.