作者: STEPHEN V. FARAONE , JOSEPH BIEDERMAN , JANET WOZNIAK , ELIZABETH MUNDY , DOUGLAS MENNIN
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199708000-00012
关键词: Very early onset 、 Comorbidity 、 Juvenile onset 、 Bipolar disorder 、 Age of onset 、 Psychiatry 、 Psychology 、 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 、 Mania 、 Clinical validity
摘要: ABSTRACT Objective To compare the characteristics and correlates of mania in referred adolescents to determine whether attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a marker very early onset mania. Method From 637 consecutive admissions, 68 children (≤ 12 years) 42 (> 13 who satisfied criteria for were recruited. These compared with 527 nonmanic referrals 100 normal controls. Results With exception comorbidity ADHD, there more similarities than differences between course correlates. There was an inverse relationship rates comorbid ADHD age mania: higher manic children, intermediate childhood-onset mania, lower adolescent-onset Conclusions common cases bipolar disorder, suggesting that some cases, may signal disorder. Clinical child- provide evidence clinical validity