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Because pediatric bipolar disorder is a serious condition, there is a substantive need for evidence- based treatments for children and adolescents suffering from this condition. A fundamental intervention used in this patient population is pharmacotherapy. Despite the importance of medication treatment in this patient population, only limited amounts of methodologically stringent data exist pertaining to this form of intervention. The evidence that does exist suggests that some psychotropic medications can provide salutary effects for youths suffering from Bipolar I disorder. Also relevant is the pharmacotherapy of genetically at-risk children suffering from bipolar spectrum disorder, and treatment of psychiatric co-morbidities. Further placebo-controlled trials are needed in order to better characterize the efficacy and safety of psychotropic medication in this population.
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Findling, R.L. (2009). Treatment of childhood-onset bipolar disorder. In: Zarate, C.A., Manji, H.K. (eds) Bipolar Depression: Molecular Neurobiology, Clinical Diagnosis and Pharmacotherapy. Milestones in Drug Therapy. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8567-5_14
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