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Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder: The Relationship Between Symptoms And Family Functioning, Meryl Yoches
Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder: The Relationship Between Symptoms And Family Functioning, Meryl Yoches
Psychology Honors Papers
The incidence, course, and diagnostic criteria of early-onset bipolar disorder are heavily debated within the psychological community. Although new research has solved some of the uncertainties about the disorder, questions remain about its course, presentation and specific features in childhood. The goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between family functioning and symptom presentation. The cases of 406 children diagnosed with bipolar disorder were examined. The statistics suggest that not only are there differences in symptom presentation among bipolar type, sex and age, there are also differences in family functioning.