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Current Understanding in the Development of Bipolar Disorder in Pediatric Patients
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Current Understanding in the Development of Bipolar Disorder in Pediatric Patients |
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http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/8269?src=rss |
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This interactive case will discuss what is currently known about identifying bipolar disorder during the prodrome phase in children and adolescents. Key aspects that are also addressed include issues which arise when managing children and adolescent patients with bipolar disorder. It also reviews new data on both pharmacologic treatments and nonpharmacologic treatments. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health |
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Articles > Pediatrics |
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Dec 4, 2007 |
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