Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 2, 2026

Handwriting Analysis Indicates Spontaneous Dyskinesias in Neuroleptic Naïve Adolescents at High Risk for Psychosis
Published on: November 21, 2013
Early onset bipolar disorder in a 5.5 years- old child
Mina Zarei1, Reza Bidaki2, Mitra Hakim-Shooshtari1
1Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Abstract:
Bipolar disorder is a mental disease that can be presented as irritable mood with affective storms, mixed symptoms of depression and mania, rapid cycles, emotional labiality and irritability during all episodes. A confirmed positive familial history of the disease is the single most robust risk factor for developing the illness. This report presents 5.5 years-old girl with the symptoms of bipolar disorder and with the purpose to draw attention to the diversity of possible symptoms of mood disorders in childhood.
Related Concept Videos
Bipolar Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Diagnostic Criteria and...
Conduct Disorder
Mania and Antimanic Drugs: Overview
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Diagnostic Criteria and Symptoms
To diagnose ADHD, symptoms must manifest before age 12 and be evident across multiple settings....
Borderline Personality Disorder
Genetic and Environmental Contributions
Borderline Personality...

