(Reuters Health) - When parents have bipolar disorder, their children are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders themselves, according to a new report.
The findings "indicate a need for early identification and treatment," Dr. Boris Birmaher, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and colleagues state in their article in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, typically causes wide swings in mood -- sometimes from extreme incapacitating depression to euphoric recklessness.
Posted: Mar 04, 2009
tags: bipolar disorder, children
