- Indicate scientific articles written with alot of technical terms. However, many families will find the information useful.
- Indicate articles that have been written in lay terms for those who are not in the medical field

Medications

Lower Switch Rate in Depressed Patients With Bipolar II Than Bipolar I Disorder Adjunctively With Second Generation Antidepressants/American Journal of Psychiatry, ProQuest Nursing Journals, 2006

Divalproex Sodium Reduces Overall Aggression in Youth at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder /
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Volume 16, Number 3, 2006

Adjunctive Lamotrigine Treatment for Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder: Retrospective Report of Five Cases/
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Volume 16, Number 3, 2006

A One-Year Open-Label Trial of Risperidone Augmentation in Lithium Nonresponder Youth with Preschool-Onset Bipolar Disorder /
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Volume 16, Number 3, 2006

Mood Stabilizers in the Treatment of Pediatric-Onset Bipolar Disorder, 2005

Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Antipsychotic Medications (Atypical Neuroleptics) in the Treatment of Juvenile Bipolar Disorder,” 2005

Aripiprazole in the Treatment of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Chart Review/CNS Spectrums, 2005

Drug-Induced Disinhibition in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Children/
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2005

Black Box Warnings for SSRI’s, 2004

Clinical Implications of Antidepressant and Stimulant Use on Switching from Depression to Mania in Children/ Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2003

A Systematic Chart Review of Nature of Psychiatric Adverse Events in Children and Adolescents Treated With Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors/Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2003

Switching, Cycling, and Antidepressant-Induced Effects on Cycle Frequency and Course of Illness in Adult Bipolar Disorder: A Brief Review and Commentary/ Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2003

Genetics and Neuroimaging

Gender Differences in Prevalence, Risk, and Clinical Correlates of Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder/American Journal of Psychiatry, ProQuest Nursing Journals, 2003

Recognition and Treatment of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder/Contemporary Psychiatry, 200

Diagnosis

Hunting Chimera: Strategies for Assessing Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents, 2005

Distinguishing Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder 2005

Recognition and Treatment of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder/Contemporary Psychiatry, 2002

Identifying prepubertal mania/ Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, 1995

Therapy

Differences in Brain Chemistry in Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder With and Without Comorbid Bipolar Disorder: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study/ American Journal of Psychiatry. ProQuest Nursing Journals, 2006

Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar and Related Disorders, 2005

Atypical Neuroleptics, 2005

The Treatment of Anxiety in the context of Bipolar Disorder, 2005

Treatment Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder: Child Psychiatric Workgroup on Bipolar Disorder/ Journal of the American Academy of Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005

An Introduction to Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents, 2004

The Holiday Season and the Bipolar Child, 2004

Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: The new Perspective on Severe Mood Dysfunction in Children Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2003

National Institute of Mental Health Research Roundtable on Prepubertal Bipolar Disorder/Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Guest Editorial: The Bottom Line, Behavioral Toxicity/ Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2003

Employing Parent, Teacher, and Youth Self-Report Checklists in Identifying Pediatric Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: An Examination of Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Utility/ Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2003

Two-Year Prospective Follow-Up of Children With a Prepubertal and Early Adolescent Bipolar Disorder Phenotype/American. Journal of Psychiatry ,2003

Duration between onset and time of obtaining initial treatment among people with anxiety and mood disorders: .../Psychological Medicine, 2000

Impact of early onset bipolar disorder on family functioning: Adolescents’ perceptions of family dynamics, communication and problems/ Journal of Affective Disorders, 2000

Risk of Substance Use Disorders in Youths With Child and Adolescent-Onset Bipolar Disorder/ Journal of the American Academy of. Child Adolescent Psychiatry, 1998

Premorbid and Postmorbid School Functioning in Bipolar Adolescents: Description and Suggested Academic Interventions/Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1996

Resources
A Comparison of Books on Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents/ Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2003

Taking Bipolar Disorder to School, 2004

Experience and Hope: A teen’s journey with bipolar disorder, By Ally Noyes (15 year-old), 2004