Clinical Phenomenological Study of Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder

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A standardized diagnostic interview and psychiatric evaluation is needed for all JBRF funded studies of juvenile bipolar disorder. This evaluation will include ascertainment of DSM-IVR diagnoses, including co-morbid conditions as screening of all volunteers.

Patients will be diagnosed according to four different sets of diagnostic criteria, including: DSM-IVR; NIMH-modified DSM-IVR (modified); DSM-IVR (broad); intermediate and narrow phenotypes, and core phenotypes.

All individuals referred for any JBRF study undergo the following:

1. Self-report demographic and symptomatic inventories
2. Standardized diagnostic assessment
3. Clinical interview with case formulation
4. Expert consensus diagnosis

At the conclusion of this evaluation process, recommendation may be made for inclusion in one of the JBRF-funded research studies.

Method:

Self-Report Demographic and Symptom Inventories

There are three likely sources of referrals for JBRF sponsored studies:

1. Via JBRF Website
2. Through private practitioners who participate on the professional listserv
3. Self-referred individuals

Those having access to the Internet will be directed to the research section of the JBRF web site, and asked to complete demographic and symptomatic inventories via interactive questionnaires. This information will be collected and archived in a database. For those individuals without Internet access, a set of questionnaires will be faxed or mailed by a research assistant, and entered into the database when received.

Parents with Internet access, and whose children meet initial criteria will be asked to complete an online screener which is the second step in the evaluation process.

Standardized Diagnostic Assessment

After obtaining Informed Consent, a research assistant trained in the use of the K-SADS P/L (a standardized diagnostic instrument) will administer this interview, score the results and enter them in the database. Parent/s and child will be interviewed. This interview will require 4-5 hours of time.

Consensus Diagnosis

Upon review of all information collected, a panel of clinical psychiatrists will reach a consensus diagnosis.

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