It Can Be Hard To Diagnose Bipolar Symptoms in Children

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Bipolar in children and symptoms of bipolar covers a ranging degree of seriousness. It is occasionally difficult to detect the symptoms of bipolar and bipolar in children due to this as confusion with other issues like hyperactivity, attention deficit or allergies in children. This can also be misconstrued in adults as other things especially if they are on drugs and/or alcohol.

Once commonly known as Manic Depression, studies suggest that its hereditary and environmental is primarily due to a shortage of Serotonin which is a natural occurring chemical that balances and controls moods. Because of the shortage of serotonin, extreme mood swings are the primary symptoms. However, there are other things to look out for as the disorder is known to have four phases.

The Common Symptoms and the Four Phases of Bipolar Disorder:

The four phases or mood swings present are Hypomania, Depression, Mania or Manic, and Mixed episodes. They are divided on each side of normal and balanced moods that most people slightly vary from. Variations may come in degrees and some people become more prone to episodes of mania over depression or vice versa. Then again, some may alternate frequently of infrequently between both sides of the normal.

In the mania or manic phase, people have extreme energy and euphoria, and typically talk fast and seem hyperactive in general.

When compared to the mania phase, the hypomania phase is less severe. However, they live their daily life in a way that others describe as an exaggeratedly happy person. This makes it harder to recognize but the impulsive trends come through sometimes which cause them to go into a full blown manic episode at some point.

In the depression phase, there is a tendency to sleep more, gain weight, have higher irritability and unpredictable mood swings involving guilt and can lose touch with reality.

In the Mixed emotion phase, they can experience a mix of high energy with depressed mood which is a combination of anxiety mixed with racing thoughts.

Typical Symptoms of Bipolar in Children:

Some of the typical symptoms of bipolar in children are similar to the four phases, and can include irritability, frequent mood swings, hyperactivity and impulsivity, restless and fidgeting.

According to studies, approximately 80% of bipolar children may have come from families where both parents were either alcoholics or also had bipolar, or even both.

Symptoms of bipolar n children often fit into the guidelines set out for diagnosing ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and therefore is not recognized until later in life.

In Conclusion:

The fact that episodes in bipolar children will get worse in time means that it is very crucial to diagnose bipolar symptoms to be made as early as possible.

About the Author

Ken P Doyle has had a marked interest in the field of Bipolar Disorder for many years. For further information, notably on Symptoms of Bipolar and Bipolar in Children, check his online web site today.

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