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. 2003 Winter;13(4):515-22.
doi: 10.1089/104454603322724904.

Medication use in children and adolescents treated in the community for bipolar disorder

Robinder K Bhangoo  1 , Catherine H Lowe, Frances S Myers, Julia Treland, Justin Curran, Kenneth E Towbin, Ellen Leibenluft
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Medication use in children and adolescents treated in the community for bipolar disorder

Robinder K Bhangoo et al. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2003 Winter.

Abstract

We assessed the use of mood stabilizers, stimulants, antipsychotic medication, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in children being treated in the community for bipolar disorder (BPD). One hundred eleven patients were screened via parent phone interview for possible inclusion in a phenomenological study of BPD. Data were obtained on the patients' medication trials and side effects. The results of the study indicated that children and adolescents who carry a diagnosis of BPD are treated with a mean of 3.40 +/- 1.48 medications and have had a mean of 6.32 +/- 3.67 trials of psychotropic medication in the past. Ninety-eight percent have had a trial of a mood stabilizer or anticonvulsant, with the most common being valproate (79%), lithium (51%), and gabapentin (29%).

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