Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 397-405 , April 2010

Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Versus Severe Mood Dysregulation: Risk for Manic Episodes on Follow-Up

  • Argyris Stringaris, M.D., M.R.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Dr. A. Stringaris, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Argelinda Baroni, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Caroline Haimm, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Melissa Brotman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Catherine H. Lowe, M.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Frances Myers, R.N., M.S.N.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Eileen Rustgi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Wanda Wheeler, M.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Reilly Kayser, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Kenneth Towbin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Ellen Leibenluft, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD

,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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 This article was reviewed under and accepted by Ad Hoc Editor David R. Rosenberg, M.D.

 This work was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, Intramural Program.

 Disclosure: Drs. Stringaris, Baroni, Brotman, Rustgi, Towbin, and Leibenluft, and Ms. Haimm, Mr. Lowe, Ms. Myers, Ms. Wheeler, and Mr. Kayser report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

 This article is discussed in an editorial by Dr. Robert Althoff on page 302.

PII: S0890-8567(10)00090-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.01.013

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 397-405 , April 2010

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