Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 9 , Pages 846-871 , September 2005

Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: A Review of the Past 10 Years

  • Mani N. Pavuluri, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Dr. Mani N. Pavuluri, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 912 South Wood Street (M/C 913), Chicago, IL 60612-7327
    • ,
  • Boris Birmaher, M.D.
    • ,
  • Michael W. Naylor, M.D.

,Accepted 15 April 2005.

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 Disclosure: Dr. Pavuluri receives research support in the form of grants and/or donation of medication and matching placebo from GlaxoSmithKline NeuroHealth, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, and Janssen Research Foundation. The other authors have no financial relationships to disclose.

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doi: 10.1097/01.chi.0000170554.23422.c1

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 9 , Pages 846-871 , September 2005

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