Bipolar

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before they can obtain a correct diagnosis (Expert 1). When diagnosing a child with bipolar disorder doctors have to be very careful that they do not make the wrong diagnosis (Childhood 1). It is very tricky to make a bipolar diagnosis in children because of all the other disorders that can go along with it. It is very rare for bipolar disorder to occur in children by itself (Facts 1). Diagnosing cancer in children is better chance of the correct diagnosis then diagnosing children with a form of bipolar disorder (What is it? 1). Bipolar in children is often misdiagnosed as borderline personality disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, or schizophrenia (About Early-Onset 5). Children with bipolar have a 90% chance of also having Oppositional Defiant Disorder, a 90% chance of having Attention Deficit Disorder, s 50-60% chance of having Separation Anxiety Disorder, and a 15-20% chance of having Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder (Redefining 1). Other disorders that children can have with bipolar disorder are depression, conduct disorder, panic diso...