Article Analysis: When children with bipolar disorder grow up

Out of all the psychological disorders, childhood bipolar disorder is one of the most controversial. The article, “When children with bipolar disorder grow up”, is very informative about bipolar disorder, which is something that I knew little about before this assignment. The main points of this article is to inform its readers about bipolar disorder and the findings of a resent NIMH study done on children with bipolar disorder type 1.
This article is contains many interesting facts about bipolar disorder. Childhood bipolar disorder, known as type 1, has many similarities, and some differences to adult bipolar disorder. Both of the disorders share the symptoms of “severely elevated or depressed moods”. The main difference is that adults tend to suffer from abnormal moods for weeks or months, and children change moods much more often, as much as several times a day. Because of these manic episodes of childhood bipolar disorder, the child can suddenly become depressed or suicidal. The study described in the article found that; children with type 1 bipolar disorder experience manic episodes after they reach 18 years old much more often than previously thought to. One more difference between childhood and adult bipolar disorder is that about twice the amount of bipolar children also experience ADHD than bipolar adults. The NIMH study from the article provided additional support that ‘classic” bipolar disorder can begin in childhood.
The article “When children with bipolar disorder grow up” is interesting and its information seems creditable because it comes from a reliable source and has good references. It is for the general public, which means that it is easy to read and understand, unlike some journal articles. I learned much from this article and would recommend it for others to read.