Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 119, Issue 1 , Pages 16-21 , December 2009

Risk for switch from unipolar to bipolar disorder in youth with ADHD: A long term prospective controlled study

  • Joseph Biederman

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
    • Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
    • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology Yawkey Center Suite 6A Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States. Tel.: +1 617 726 2724.
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  • Carter R. Petty

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
    • ,
  • Deirdre Byrne

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
    • ,
  • Patricia Wong

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
    • ,
  • Janet Wozniak

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
    • Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
    • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
    • ,
  • Stephen V. Faraone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
    • Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States

Received 21 January 2009 ,Revised 6 February 2009 ,Accepted 19 February 2009.

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PII: S0165-0327(09)00090-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.02.024

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 119, Issue 1 , Pages 16-21 , December 2009

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