Pediatric Bipolar Depression

Pediatric Bipolar Depression
Pediatric Bipolar Depression
Disorder Debate
There is some controversy in the literature about whether or not bipolar disorder can be diagnosed in childhood.
While some have anecdotally suggested that children cannot develop bipolar disease (due to normal childhood traits confounding the diagnosis), other sources argue that pediatric bipolar disorder is a fact.
In this Discussion, you will debate whether or not bipolar depression can be diagnosed in children and teenagers.
There is some controversy in the literature about whether or not bipolar disorder can be diagnosed in childhood.
While some have anecdotally suggested that children cannot develop bipolar disease (due to normal childhood traits confounding the diagnosis), other sources argue that pediatric bipolar disorder is a fact.
In this Discussion, you will debate whether pediatric bipolar disorder can be diagnosed.
Assignment
Examine the pediatric bipolar depressive disorder diagnosis
Analyze the repercussions of diagnosing/failing to identify pediatric bipolar disorder.
depression affliction
The instructor wishes for you to take a stance in favor of, rather than against, the topic of
determining the presence of pediatric bipolar depressive disorder
Examine the Learning Resources on the issue around the diagnosis of
Bipolar depressive condition in children.
Justify that pediatric bipolar depressive disease based on the stance FOR
should be identified
N.B: YOU ARE DEBATING FOR.
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Learning Resources
Required Readings
Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 31, “Child Psychiatry” (pp. 1226–1253)
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
“Bipolar and Related Disorders”
“Depressive Disorders”
Optional Resources
Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J., & Taylor, E. A. (2015). Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell.
Chapter 62, “Bipolar Disorder in Childhood” (pp. 858–873)
Chapter 63, “Depressive Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence” (pp. 874–892)