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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 119-121 |
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Atypical presentation of bipolar disorder in adolescent
Pankaj Mahal1, Pratibha Gehlawat2, Tanu Gupta3
1 Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
3 Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pratibha Gehlawat
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur - 342 005, Rajasthan
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/AMH.AMH_40_20
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Mood disorders in children account for a significant amount of disability. However due to varied presentation of symptoms and subsyndromal episodes among children and adolescents, it is often difficult to correctly diagnose mood disorders. We are presenting a case of an adolescent male with atypical mood symptoms and highlighting on the difficulties faced in the diagnosis and the challenges in his management.
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