Children of bipolar parents : prevalence of psychopathology and antecedents of mood disorders

Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by severe mood swings. An individual with bipolar disorder alternates between episodes of depression and episodes of (hypo) mania (elevated mood, including euphoria, irritability or both). Episodes of mania and depression can vary from a few weeks to several months and are usually severe enough to affect daily functioning at home or at work. Bipolar disorder can be a lifelong condition for which no curative treatment is available. However, adequate treatment reduces the number and severity of episodes and thereby reduces the level of handicap in the majority of patients. Bipolar disorder is often diagnosed many years after the illness has started. Consequently, adequate treatments are postponed or inadequate treatments are given. It is therefore important to detect early signs of bipolar disorder as well as risk factors for the development of the disorder ...

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