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Does bipolar disorder affect children?

April 26, 2017affect bipolar disorder children

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Does bipolar disorder affect children?

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Yes. The Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation estimates that at least 750,000 American children and teens have bipolar disorder, but most are undiagnosed. Many times, children with bipolar disorder are given a misdiagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To learn about the difficulty of diagnosing bipolar disorder in children, see information on getting the right diagnosis.