Bipolar Disorder in Childhood and Early Adolescence

by Geller, Barbara; DelBello, Melissa P.

• ISBN13: 9781572308374
• ISBN10: 1572308370
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-10
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This volume provides a state-of-the-science review of knowledge on bipolar disorder in children, covering all aspects of theory and research. Leading clinical researchers address such topics as epidemiology, diagnosis and assessment, comorbidity, and outcomes. Compelling findings are presented on the neurobiological and genetic bases of the disorder. Throughout, contributors identify promising directions for further investigation while weighing in on key methodological questions and areas of controversy.

Author Biography

Barbara Geller, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis. An internationally recognized researcher for studies of child and adolescent bipolar disorders, Dr. Geller is principal investigator on multiple National Institute of Mental Health-funded projects. Dr. Geller earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, and completed her residency and fellowship at New York University-Bellevue Medical Center. She has served on numerous federal advisory committees, editorial boards, and advocacy group scientific advisory boards. Among her awards are the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Nathan Cummings Special Research Award and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Exemplary Psychiatrist Award. Widely published, Dr. Geller has written more than 125 articles on diagnostic characteristics, phenomenology, longitudinal course, family psychopathology, molecular genetics, and pharmacological treatment of pediatric manic-depressive disorders.

 

Melissa P. DelBello, MD, MS, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Vice-Chair for Clinical Research, and Codirector of the Division of Bipolar Disorders Research at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She is also Director, Research Education and Training, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. DelBello earned her medical degree with honors from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Rochester, New York. She completed her residency in psychiatry at the Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. DelBello is the author or coauthor of over 100 journal articles or chapters, and her primary research interests include neuropharmacology and neurodevelopment of pediatric bipolar disorder.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Melissa P. DelBello
David Axelson
Barbara Geller
Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents: Epidemiology and Suicidal Behavior	7	(18)
Peter M. Lewinsohn
John R. Seeley
Daniel N. Klein
Phenomenology and Longitudinal Course of Children with a Prepubertal and Early Adolescent Bipolar Disorder Phenotype	25	(26)
Barbara Geller
James L. Craney
Kristine Bolhofner
Melissa P. DelBello
David Axelson
Joan Luby
Marlene Williams
Betsy Zimerman
Michael J. Nickelsburg
Jeanne Frazier
Linda Beringer
Bipolar Disorder in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders	51	(25)
Sandra DeJong
Jean A. Frazier
Bipolar Disorder and Comorbid Disorders: The Case for a Dimensional Nosology	76	(31)
Demitri F. Papolos
Offspring Studies in Child and Early Adolescent Bipolar Disorder	107	(23)
Kiki Chang
Hans Steiner
The Role of NMDA Receptor Hypofunction in Idiopathic Psychotic Disorders	130	(28)
Nuri B. Farber
John W. Newcomer
Neuroimaging in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder	158	(17)
Melissa P. DelBello
Robert A. Kowatch
Affective Neuroscience and the Pathophysiology of Bipolar Disorder	175	(18)
Robinder K. Bhangoo
Christen M. Deveney
Ellen Leibenluft
The Immune System and Bipolar Affective Disorder	193	(22)
Ohel Soto
Tanya K. Murphy
Sleep and Other Biological Rhythms	215	(32)
Uma Rao
The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder	247	(8)
Judith A. Badner
The Pharmacological Treatment of Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder	255	(17)
Neal D. Ryan
Psychotherapy for Children with Bipolar Disorder	272	(23)
Jill S. Goldberg-Arnold
Mary A. Fristad
Family Interventions for Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder	295	(19)
Mary A. Fristad
Jill S. Goldberg-Arnold
Internet Support for Parents of Children with Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder	314	(17)
Martha Hellander
Dory P. Sisson
Mary A. Fristad
Index	331