how can we finds the Bipolar disorder also afflicts children?
A study by researchers in the United States has found that bipolar disorder also afflicts children. The researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis say one clue in diagnosing bipolar disorder in children is recognizing grandiose behaviour. Dr. Barbara Geller who led the study says children with mania grow into adults who have mania and bipolar disorder which is regarded as an adult affliction, also affects children. In a study of 54 people with bipolar disorder, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), it was found that 44% of those who had manic episodes as children continued having them as adults. People with bipolar disorder experience severe mood swings from deep depression to mania, characterised by excess energy and restlessness – between mood swings, many patients are symptom-free but severe cases have a risk of suicide. There has been a degree of scepticism on the part of some experts that bipolar disorder even exists in children but increas
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–A Food and Drug Administration panel said Wednesday Seroquel was “acceptably safe” and effective to treat schizophrenia in adolescents. Seroquel, made by AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) is currently approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in adults. The company is seeking FDA approval to market the drug to treat schizophrenia in adolescents ages 13 to 17 and bipolar disorder in children ages 10 to 17. Seroquel is AstraZeneca’s second-best selling drug with $4.45 billion in sales in 2008. Doctors already use the drug to treat children and adolescents, so it is unclear how receiving FDA approval to market the drug for use in younger patients would add to annual sales figures. The panel overwhelmingly voted that Seroquel was “acceptably safe” and effective. Along with Seroquel, the FDA is considering Eli Lilly and Co.’s (LLY) Zyprexa to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in adolescents and Pfizer Inc.’s (PFE) Geodon to treat bipolar disorder in children ag
