Can a child develop bipolar disorder?
Can a child develop bipolar disorder?
While rare, children before puberty can develop bipolar disorder. Learn more in this HealthMakers video with Ellen Leibenluft, MD, chief of bipolar spectrum disorders for the National Institute of Mental Health.
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