Extreme Irritability: Is It Childhood Bipolar Disorder? Brain's Electrical Signals Provide Clues
Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 AM EST
... Measurements of brainwaves in kids with extreme irritability suggest that different brain mechanisms are at play, depending on the disorders the kids have. This finding brings us a step closer to the day when clinicians can use biological measurements -- rather than depending only on behavioral symptoms or self-reports -- to diagnose psychiatric disorders. ...
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