ADHD and bipolar disorder among adolescents: diagnostic traps for the unwary

Author/s
S. Rozencweig, Nicholas Zdanowicz, A. Myslinski, Christine Reynaert, Denis Jacques
Citation
Issue 3 Summer 2013
CEPiP.2013;1:288-294
Abstract

Since we have effective medication for adolescents with ADHD, it has become important for it to be diagnosed. However, diagnosing ADHD has been complicated by the fact that bipolar disorder may also be present at this age. Although these entities can be distinguished from each other they may also overlap. This paper sets out to review the clinical pictures of both conditions and highlights the conceptual and symptomatic separating lines.

Keywords: bipolar disorder, ADHD

Cite as: Cutting Edge Psychiatry in Practice 2013, 3(1):288-294; https://doi.org/10.65031/cojd6136

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