Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Hospital Stays for Juvenile Bipolar Jumped 434% from 1997 to 2010


Mad In America has;

Hospital Stays for Juvenile Bipolar Jumped 434% from 1997 to 2010

report from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project finds that hospital stays for a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children aged 5-9 increased 696% from 1997 to 2010, 475% in children aged 10-14, and 345% in those aged 15-17. By 2010, mood disorders had become the most frequent principal diagnosis in children aged 1-17.
Of further interest:Bipolar disorder hospitalization rates for children soar (Clinical Psychiatry News)

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