Bipolar disorders as a comorbidity in childhood and adolescence – underdiagnosed or overinterpreted?
Boris Rothermel, Luise Poustka, Tobias Banaschewski, Katja Becker (2010)
Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie 38(2), 123-130
Abstract
Reported prevalence rates of comorbid bipolar affective disorder among children and adolescents with ADHD differ markedly between the United States and Germany. Using the case of a 14-year-old boy with hyperkinetic conduct disorder and hypomania, different ways of evaluating the symptoms are discussed, and the patient's diagnosis and treatment are presented.
Categories: Affektive Störungen, Diagnostik
Keywords: ADHD, Comorbidity, Diagnostics